middling

[ mid-ling ]

/ ˈmɪd lɪŋ /

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adjective

medium, moderate, oraverage in size, quantity, or quality: The returns on such a large investment may be only middling.

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; pedestrian: The restaurant's entrées are no better than middling.

Older Use. in fairly good health.

adverb

moderately; fairly.

noun

middlings, any of various products or commodities of intermediate quality, grade, size, etc., as the coarser particles of ground wheat mingled with bran.

Often middlings. Also called middling meat .Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. salt pork or smoked side meat.

Origin of middling

1375–1425; late Middle English (north). See mid¹, -ling²

OTHER WORDS FROM middling

mid·dling·ly, adverb

Words nearby middling

Middle Western, Middle Westerner, middle white, middle years, middle youth, middling, middlings, Middx, middy, middy blouse, Mideast

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Example sentences from the Web for middling

He was living under the alias Alonso Rivera Muñoz as a middling real estate developer and art collector in Querétaro.
Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike hoity-toity displays of pedigree fluff, the Average Joe Cat Show is a celebration of middling felines.
The Cat's Meow: Top 10 Destinations for Feline Fanatics|Lonely Planet|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is a middling jobs report for the middle of the business cycle.
The Slow, Grinding Repair of the American Labor Market|Megan McArdle|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
France achieved only middling results in an online test by Education First.
Why Can’t France Learn English?|David Sessions|March 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But if you their incomes to other high earners, doctors in the US are actually kind of middling by OECD standards.
Why Would We Cut Doctor Pay?|Megan McArdle|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then—damn and alas—London and the virtuous life of your English middling class.
The Island Mystery|George A. Birmingham
In England, all the middling ranks dress so well, that you are puzzled to find out the gentleman.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815|Archibald Alison
She was of middling height, and very delicately formed, with a face as destitute of color as if it had been carved out of marble.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
It is situated near Pigeon creek, a middling size stream in winter, but nearly dry in summer.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X|Various
When you think I used to pay eight and ten cents a pound for middling, and yesterday they asked me twenty-six cents at the store.
The Builders|Ellen Glasgow

British Dictionary definitions for middling

middling

/ (ˈmɪdlɪŋ) /

adjective

mediocre in quality, size, etc; neither good nor bad, esp in health (often in the phrase fair to middling)

adverb

informal moderatelymiddling well

Derived forms of middling

middlingly, adverb

Word Origin for middling

C15 (northern English and Scottish): from mid 1 + -ling ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with middling

middling

see fair to middling.

单词	middling
释义	middling [ mid-ling ] / ˈmɪd lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR middling ON THESAURUS.COM adjective medium, moderate, oraverage in size, quantity, or quality: The returns on such a large investment may be only middling. mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; pedestrian: The restaurant's entrées are no better than middling. Older Use. in fairly good health. adverb moderately; fairly. noun middlings, any of various products or commodities of intermediate quality, grade, size, etc., as the coarser particles of ground wheat mingled with bran. Often middlings. Also called middling meat .Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. salt pork or smoked side meat. Origin of middling 1375–1425; late Middle English (north). See mid¹, -ling² OTHER WORDS FROM middling mid·dling·ly, adverb Words nearby middling Middle Western, Middle Westerner, middle white, middle years, middle youth, middling, middlings, Middx, middy, middy blouse, Mideast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for middling He was living under the alias Alonso Rivera Muñoz as a middling real estate developer and art collector in Querétaro. Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali\|Jason McGahan\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Unlike hoity-toity displays of pedigree fluff, the Average Joe Cat Show is a celebration of middling felines. The Cat's Meow: Top 10 Destinations for Feline Fanatics\|Lonely Planet\|December 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This is a middling jobs report for the middle of the business cycle. The Slow, Grinding Repair of the American Labor Market\|Megan McArdle\|May 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST France achieved only middling results in an online test by Education First. Why Can’t France Learn English?\|David Sessions\|March 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But if you their incomes to other high earners, doctors in the US are actually kind of middling by OECD standards. Why Would We Cut Doctor Pay?\|Megan McArdle\|January 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Then—damn and alas—London and the virtuous life of your English middling class. The Island Mystery\|George A. Birmingham In England, all the middling ranks dress so well, that you are puzzled to find out the gentleman. Travels in France during the years 1814-1815\|Archibald Alison She was of middling height, and very delicately formed, with a face as destitute of color as if it had been carved out of marble. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866\|Various It is situated near Pigeon creek, a middling size stream in winter, but nearly dry in summer. Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X\|Various When you think I used to pay eight and ten cents a pound for middling, and yesterday they asked me twenty-six cents at the store. The Builders\|Ellen Glasgow British Dictionary definitions for middling middling / (ˈmɪdlɪŋ) / adjective mediocre in quality, size, etc; neither good nor bad, esp in health (often in the phrase fair to middling) adverb informal moderatelymiddling well Derived forms of middling middlingly, adverb Word Origin for middling C15 (northern English and Scottish): from mid 1 + -ling ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with middling middling see fair to middling. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to middling so-so, mediocre, passable, run-of-the-mill, medium, okay, fair, average, good, common, intermediate, ordinary, moderate, mean, all right, conventional, decent, indifferent, modest, tolerable
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middling

adjective

adverb

noun

Origin of middling

OTHER WORDS FROM middling

Words nearby middling

Example sentences from the Web for middling

British Dictionary definitions for middling

adjective

adverb

Derived forms of middling

Word Origin for middling

Idioms and Phrases with middling

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