-ling

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2-ling

adv suffix

Definition of -LING

: in (such) a direction or manner <sideling> <flatling>

Variants of -LING

-ling or -lings

Origin of -LING

Middle English -ling (from Old English), -linges (from -ling + -es -s); akin to Old High German -lingūn -ling, Old English lang long

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