nearling
English
editEtymology 1
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editnearling (comparative more nearling, superlative most nearling)
- (dialectal) Nearly; almost; all but.
- 1865, George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Cornhill Magazine, volume 11; 15, page 357:
- To be among the mists, the tracks of rain,
Nearling the hueless silence of the snow.
- 2023, Lynn Leonard, PIX: The Flight of the Phoenixes:
- Kenda could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward, nearling.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editnearling (plural nearlings)