Definition of middling
1 : of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality
2 : mediocre, second-rate
3 : of, relating to, or being a middle class
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Examples of middling in a Sentence
tired of the city but not particularly interested in small-town life, he moved to a suburb of middling size
was disappointed in the renowned historian's latest book, which is only middling
Recent Examples of middling from the Web
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The show received a middling 62 out of 100 score on Metacritic, a website that aggregates television reviews.
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Given the middling state of both the Lions’ offense and defense, there’s plenty of value in being able to control field position.
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The second episode of ABC's Boy Band took a steep slip from its already middling premiere, coming in with just a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49.
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Another pick that did the job: The soap-and-water solution delivered only middling results.
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But the team with the worst record in baseball has been kicked around enough, so two road wins against a middling team generated enough energy to carry the charter flight back east.
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Each one also garnered middling reviews at worst, though all four also had fans in the critical community; Bloodline even had four Emmy nominations and one win under its belt.
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Each one also garnered middling reviews at worst, though all four also had fans in the critical community; Bloodline even has four Emmy nominations and one win under its belt.
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More to the point: In national and especially in global terms 1,100 feet is a middling number.
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First Known Use of middling
15th century
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Definition of middling
1 : any of various commodities of intermediate size, quality, or position
2 middlings plural in form but singular or plural in construction : a granular product of grain milling; especially : a wheat milling by-product used in animal feeds
First Known Use of middling
1543
MIDDLING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of middling for English Language Learners
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: of average size or quality
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