surling

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noun

A sour, morose fellow.

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Meanings

nounsurling (plural surlings)

plural surlings

  1. obsoleteA sour, morose fellow.

    And as for theſe ſowr ſurlings, they are to be commended to Sieur Gaulard

    1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC

Origin

From surly + -ing? Related to surly.

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APA

surling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surling

MLA

“surling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surling.

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