pindling

¹

[ pind-ling ]

adjective

, Older Use.

1. puny; sickly; frail; weak.

Pindling

²

[ pind-ling ]

noun

1. Lynden Oscar Father of the Bahamas, 1930–2000, Bahamian political leader: first prime minister 1967–92.

pindling

/ ˈpɪndlɪŋ /

adjective

1. peevish or fractious
2. sickly or puny

Word History and Origins

Origin of pindling¹

1860–65, Americanism; pine ² + -ling ¹, on the model of dwindling

Word History and Origins

Origin of pindling¹

C19: perhaps changed from spindling

Example Sentences

The child's just pining and pindling out of the world, an' I can't stop her.

From Project Gutenberg

And all the reason for it that one could see was that pindling, hollow-eyed young fellow who had entered the room in her wake.

From Project Gutenberg