moteling

English

Etymology 1

From mote +‎ -ling.

Noun

moteling (plural motelings)

  1. (archaic, rare) A little mote or speck.
    • 1874, Thomas Hood, Whims and Oddities: In Prose and Verse, page 107:
      [] fishets that come through the pump, every morning, thick as motelings []

Etymology 2

Verb

moteling

  1. present participle and gerund of motel

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