-lings
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variant of -ling2.
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THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Words nearby -lings
linger, lingerie, lingo, lingoe, lingonberry, -lings, lingua, lingua franca, lingua geographica, lingua geral, lingual
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Example sentences from the Web for -lings
He needed not the mum-lings of a smaller soul to aid him in his last extremity.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. FootePus-sy cat ate the dump-lings, the dump-lings; Pus-sy cat ate the dump-lings.
Aunt Kitty's Stories|Various