Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

driftling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: driftling
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is carried about, drifts, or wanders aimlessly; a drifter; wanderer; traveller.

Example Sentences

"The low note is the voice Of the Spirit, God, Love, Saying. "Driftling! rejoice, There is harbor Above.""
"The fact of their existence at Nagasaki having been communicated to the American commissioner at Canton, the sloop of war, Preble, was dispatched to bring away these driftlings. She arrived off the harbour of Nagasaki on the 17th of April."

Etymology

From drift + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: drift

Inflected Forms

driftlings (plural)

Questions

What does driftling mean?: One who is carried about, drifts, or wanders aimlessly; a drifter; wanderer; traveller.
Where does driftling come from?: From drift + -ling.

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