witling
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of witling
Example Sentences
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But the chopping-boss, his humorous gaze on the witling, remarked: “I reckon I’ll have to rule that song out, after this, ‘Hitchbiddy.’”
From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day
It was a tone of authority that the witling recognized, and it commanded his weak will and giant strength.
From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day
When active Pickle Smithfield stage ascends, 200 The three days' wonder of his laughing friends, Each, or as judgment or as fancy guides, The lively witling praises or derides.
From Poetical Works by Charles Churchill
A beau and witling perished in the throng, One died in metaphor, and one in song.
From English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall
The following will exemplify the active meaning of this verb: Sir Strut, for so the witling throng Oft called him when at school, And hitch'd him up in many a song To sport and ridicule.
From The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by James Jennings
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