-ling
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noun suffixDefinition of -LING
1
: one connected with or having the quality of <hireling>
2
: young, small, or inferior one <duckling>
Origin of -LING
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English -ing
2-ling
adverb suffixDefinition 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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