Definitions for middling
ˈmɪd lɪŋmid·dling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. middlingadjective

   any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

2. average, fair, mediocre, middlingadverb

   lacking exceptional quality or ability

   "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

3. reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passablyadverb

   to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

   "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. middlingadjective

   Of intermediate or average size, position, or quality; mediocre

   The football team is never the worst or best in its league; its position is always middling.

2. middlingadjective

   In fairly good health.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Middlingadjective

   Etymology: from middle.

   1. Of middle rank.

   A middling sort of a man, left well enough to pass by his father, could never think he had enough so long as any man had more. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   2. Of moderate size; having moderate qualities of any kind.

   The bigness of a church ought to be no greater than that unto which the voice of a preacher of middling lungs will easily extend. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

   Longinus preferred the sublime genius that sometimes errs, to the middling or indifferent one, which makes few faults, but seldom rises to any excellence. Dryden.

   Middling his head, and prone to earth his view. Thomas Tickell.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. middling

   Middling generally refers to something of intermediate or average size, quality, position, or degree. It suggests moderate or satisfactory condition or performance, neither very good nor very bad, typically mediocre or ordinary. It can occasionally also refer to the middle class in a society.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Middlingadjective

   of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Middling

   North of England, and also American, for medium or passable in the sense of feeling well.

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How to pronounce middling?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Zira

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How to say middling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of middling in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of middling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of middling in a Sentence

1. Game of Thrones, Season 6:

   Daario/Jorah: Can you fight? Tyrion: I have fought. I don't claim to be a great warrior. Daario/Jorah: Are you good on a horse? Tyrion: Middling. Daario/Jorah: So mainly you talk. Tyrion: And drink. I've survived so far.

2. Billy Kennedy:

   Pretty fine. Middling. On a day-to-day basis, I'm a solid six out of 10, i don't know how often I can hope for much more than that. I'm drawn to negatives in life, and I dwell on them, and they consume me. I don't think I'm unique in that sense. I'm all right with a six. If I get a couple of days a week at a seven... it's great.

3. La Bruy?re:

   There is nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a great one. Poverty treads upon the heels of great and unexpected riches.

4. Thomas Costerg:

   Because of the volatility, you'll need an even stronger report to get them to hike, a middling report might not be enough if markets continue on like this.

5. Britton Banowsky:

   Syverud said in a statement. RECRUITING HIT : The NCAA penalties included the reduction of three men's basketball scholarships a year for four years and recruiting restrictions will be enforced for two years. Jim Boeheim has what is regarded as the best recruiting class in Jim Boeheim long tenure coming in the fall. In its decision, The NCAA indicated that Syracuse can delay the scholarship reductions by one year in the case of any student-athletes that have a financial agreement with the university. Syracuse loses only Rakeem Christmas from this year's team and is at the 13-scholarship limit for 2015-16. MIDDLING MAN : The NCAA said several violations involved students and staff. The report added that academic violations stemmed from the director of basketball operations, who was hand-picked by Jim Boeheim to address academic matters and ended up violating academic integrity.'' The rule's pretty clear, the head coach has a duty to monitor activities in his program. Jim Boeheim did dispute that Jim Boeheim should be held accountable. There was controversy over that. It( the charge) was not effectively rebutted at all.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=middling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Middling
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=middling
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middling
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=middling
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=middling