whimling

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noun

Someone given to whims, a whimsical person

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whimsy
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Meanings

nounwhimling (plural whimlings)

plural whimlings

  1. obsoleteSomeone given to whims, a whimsical person

    Synonyms: whimsy

  2. obsoletea weak, childish person.

    Go, whimling, and fetch two or three grating loaves.

    c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Coxcomb”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene vii

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone given to whims, a whimsical person

Similar
whimsy

Origin

From whim + -ling.

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whimling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimling

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“whimling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whimling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimling.

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