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Definition of Gnatling
1. n. A small gnat.
Definition of Gnatling
1. Noun. (poetic) A tiny gnat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gnatling
1. a little gnat [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gnatling
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnatling
Literary usage of Gnatling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"gnatling (nat'ling), n. ... But if some man more hardy than the rest Shall dare
attack these gnatling* in their nest, At once they rise with impotence of ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1896)
"*gnatling. Very much engaged about trifles, busy doing nothing [Johnson], Goaf.
A rick of corn in the straw kid up in a barn: if in the open air it is a ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in East Anglia by Walter Rye, Robert Forby (1895)
"*gnatling. Very much engaged about trifles, busy doing nothing [Johnson]. Goaf.
A rick of corn in the straw laid up in a barn : if in the open air it is a ..."
4. Das Tier im Spiegel der Sprache: Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Bedeutungslehre by Richard Riegler (1907)
"... Dim. gnatling, während midge geradezu „Zwerg" bedeuten kann. Ein munteres Kind
nennt der Engländer midget und in analoger Weise bezeichnet der Franzose ..."
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