pindling
adjective
puny; sickly; frail; weak.
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pindling
1 American
[pind-ling]
/ ˈpɪnd lɪŋ /
adjective
Older Use.
Pindling
2
American
[pind-ling]
/ ˈpɪnd lɪŋ /
noun
pindling
British
/ ˈpɪndlɪŋ /
adjective
-
peevish or fractious
-
sickly or puny
Etymology
Origin of pindling
Example Sentences
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“You’re mighty pindling to be carrying it. Watch you don’t spill it.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
A pindling scrawny little thing, about ten years old.
From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna
He was a wide-mouthed, sallow and pindling little boy, whose pipe-stemmed legs looked all the thinner for being contrasted with his feet, which were long and narrow.
From Fanny Herself by Ferber, Edna
Seaton thought maybe somewhere in that pindling carcass of yours there was the making of a he man and that you'd like the experience.
From The Enchanted Canyon by Morrow, Honoré
Then there was the writing desk; a substantial structure that bore no relation to the pindling rose-and-cream affairs that graced the guest rooms.
From Cheerful—By Request by Ferber, Edna
Flights to Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau will start Dec. 15 and run three times a week through April 10, Alaska said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Conch shells and symbols of the shellfish are everywhere: A giant statue of a conch shell greets tourists at Lynden Pindling International Airport in the capital city of Nassau.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
But any hope Pindling had that the inquiry would eliminate the rumors quickly backfired.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prime Minister Pindling, 43, a London-educated lawyer who was over whelmingly re-elected last September on a platform of immediate independence, personifies the newly proud and somewhat militant mood of his nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
As was usually the case when this happened, Jane, designated by mournful Mark as "the Pindling One," was sitting on the gatepost gazing disconsolately down the road.
From Up the Hill and Over by Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone
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