Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lambling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lam-bling
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young or little lamb.

Example Sentences

"I have seen the lamblings skipping / In sunshine and in mist; […]"
"These woolly lamblings were immensely affected by his exhortations, and when he gave out the hymn, there was such a negro chorus about the house as might be heard across the Potomac — such a chorus as would never have been heard […]"
"These two pivots of the Great Wheel, blended, had brought men, women and children in their thousands, to kill some miserable lambling . . . on the temple steps in stonement for their sins […]"
"So tell me, lamblings, what's gonna keep a big bad supernatural predator from munching down on you succulent little morsels?” he asked, thoroughly creeping me out."

Etymology

From lamb + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lamb

Inflected Forms

lamblings (plural)

Synonyms

lambkin

Questions

What does lambling mean?: A young or little lamb.
Where does lambling come from?: From lamb + -ling.

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