*bling*

a. See Bawbling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Insignificant; contemptible. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bramline. See Bramble, n. ] (Zool.) The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid. [ Narrower terms: foaming, frothing; effervescent; boiling ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of people.
Syn. -- effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly, vivacious. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

fld>(Zool.) The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its notes. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; as, a bumbling mechanic.
Syn. -- bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; as, a novel told in burbly panting tones.
Syn. -- effusive, gushing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. bubbling; -- of sounds, especially of water. [ PJC ]

n. (Metal.) The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, in order that the pieces may be reheated and wrought into bar iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded moldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting. These are limited in length to about one third of the height of the shaft. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. A scalloped or “pattypan” variety of summer squash. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a dabbling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. causing or having caused disability; rendering disabled; as, disabling injury.
Syn. -- crippling, incapacitating. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; as, certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship. enabling
Syn. -- disqualifying. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. raising the stakes in a game, such as a card game or backgammon, by a factor of 2.
Syn. -- double. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Doubling a cape,
promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Frivolous; trining; toolishly captious.

adv. In the manner of one who fumbles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ p. pr. of gamble. ] the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); as, his gambling cost him a fortune.
Syn. -- gaming, play. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a grumbling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With a limping step. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a confused manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. A bloomery fire. See Bloomery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. (Zool.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Low; indistinct; inarticulate. -- Mum"bling*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

adv. In a nibbling manner; cautiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Triflingly; evasively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a rambling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Rumble, v. i. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a rumbling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Dial. G. ] (Zool.) A European mountain trout (Salvelinus alpinus); -- called also Bavarian charr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Scapple. ] A fragment or chip of stone. [ Written also scabline. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. -- Scram"bling*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

n. [ See 1st Scribble. ] The act or process of carding coarsely. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scribbling machine, the machine used for the first carding of wool or other fiber; -- called also scribbler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Writing hastily or poorly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of writing hastily or idly. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a scribbling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Fine Arts) (a) A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque color to the surface of a painting, or part of the surface, which is too bright in color, or which requires harmonizing. (b) In crayon drawing, the use of the stump. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The color so laid on. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shining above the brown scumbling of leafless orchards. L. Wallace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Assemble. ] (Zool.) The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare species. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace; as, a shambling trot; shambling legs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An awkward, irregular gait. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ sub + -ling. ] n. a brother or a sister. Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those related only by a common mother are uterine siblings; those related only by a common father are agnate siblings or consanguine siblings (a legal term). A sibling having both parents in common is a sibling-german or a full brother or full sister. These modifying terms are more commonly used for the more specific uterine brother, uterine sister, agnate brother, brother-german, etc. [ PJC ]

a. of or pertaining to a sibling, n.; as, sibling rivalry: the common rivalry between siblings. [ PJC ]

n. A little snob. [ Jocose ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or practice of keeping horses and cattle in a stable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any cause of stumbling, perplexity, or error. [ 1913 Webster ]

We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. 1 Cor. i. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]