to middle
- verb
- /ˈmɪdəl/
- Thomas Doerflinger has described, for example, a clear middling merchant lifestyle in revolutionary Philadelphia.
Examples
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I'm asking you to middle a diamond for me here.
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The artist will middle the objects in the composition to create a balanced look.
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I'm asking if you want to middle a diamond here.
Fiction book (1997) -
- Hopefully, it won't end like this, it'll just middle.
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I'm fair to middling.
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In addition, both models recognize Canada's middling influence in international affairs and show a preference for working through multilateral channels.
Academic text (2006) -
Please middle the chairs around the table for better seating during dinner.
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To enhance the display, we need to middle the books on the shelf evenly.
Synonyms
To place something in the middle so it is the same distance from all sides
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A person who is between two sides and cannot change what happens
- Informal
People say this jokingly about someone who often does dangerous things
Compounds
A region around the eastern Mediterranean including countries from Egypt and Turkey to Iran
A school for children between elementary and high school, usually grades 6 to 8
Having higher than average income, education, and social position among the middle class
Having a modest income and social position in the lower part of the middle class
- Offensive
A rude hand sign made by raising the finger in the middle to insult someone
- Specialized
A space filled with air behind the eardrum that contains three tiny bones that carry sound to the inner ear
- Specialized
A large artery in the brain that gives blood to much of the outer brain
A region in the east of the United States that includes states like New York and Virginia
- Specialized
A blood vessel inside the skull that carries blood to the coverings of the brain
- Specialized
The second part of the Old Stone Age when Neanderthals lived, until about 35,000 BC
- US
A region in the north-central United States that includes states like Ohio and Illinois
- Specialized
A vein deep in the side of the brain that drains blood toward the base of the brain
- Specialized
A viral illness that causes fever, cough, and breathing problems and often spreads from camels to people
A form of the Irish language used in speech and writing from about 1100 to 1500
- Specialized
An old form of Low German spoken in northern Germany and by the Hanseatic League between 1100 and 1500
A form of Greek spoken and written from about 600 to 1200 AD between Ancient and Modern Greek
An older form of German spoken in southern Germany and nearby areas from about 1100 to 1500
- Specialized
A tube near the temple that carries blood to a larger vein behind the jaw
- Specialized
A word or phrase that appears in both statements but not in the conclusion
- Specialized
Hearing loss caused by problems with the small bones in the middle ear
- Specialized
A neck vein that carries blood from the side of the thyroid gland into a large vein in the neck
- Specialized
The time on a ship from midnight to four in the morning when crew are on duty
- Specialized
A large vein along the Sylvian fissure on the side of the brain that drains into the cavernous sinus
How Centered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Middle as a verb comes from the same old root mid meaning 'between', and it simply means to put someone or something into the centre, so to 'middle' someone is to place them in the middle.