middling
/ˈmɪdlɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण मिड्लिंग
मध्यम दर्जे का, औसत, न अच्छा न बुरा
Core word
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neither very good nor very bad; of average quality or size
मध्यम दर्जे का, औसत, न अच्छा न बुरा
- The restaurant's food was middling, but the service was quick.
- Radhika got middling marks in the first test but improved later.
- The town has a middling climate, neither too hot nor too cold.
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- The film received middling reviews from critics.
- He was a middling cricketer who rarely scored many runs.
- We had a middling harvest this year, neither good nor bad.
Synonyms average mediocre moderate
Opposite excellent outstanding
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
middling (adjective, before or after a noun)
Middling means neither good nor bad, of only average quality. It is informal and can come before a noun or after be.
'Middling' का अर्थ न अच्छा न बुरा, केवल औसत गुणवत्ता का है। यह अनौपचारिक है और noun से पहले या 'be' के बाद आ सकता है।
- The film was middling, nothing special.
- He had a middling career as a footballer.
fair to middling / so-so
Fair to middling is a fixed phrase for an average state, often in answer to How are you? or How was the exam?
'Fair to middling' औसत अवस्था के लिए निश्चित वाक्यांश है, प्रायः 'How are you?' या 'How was the exam?' के उत्तर में।
- 'How was the match?' 'Fair to middling.'
- My marks in the test were fair to middling.
middling + noun
It goes with nouns that can be judged in quality or size: middling results, a middling student, a middling performance.
यह उन nouns के साथ आता है जिनकी गुणवत्ता या आकार आँका जा सके: middling results, a middling student।
- The team put up a middling performance.
- A middling harvest is not enough for farmers in debt.
middling = middle-sized (older use)
In older writing, middling can mean of medium size, such as a middling-sized farm. This use is now rare.
पुराने लेखन में 'middling' का अर्थ मध्यम आकार का भी हो सकता है, जैसे middling-sized farm। यह प्रयोग अब दुर्लभ है।
- He owned a middling-sized farm.
- A middling distance from the town.
+Collocations 4
middling + noun
resultssuccessqualitystudentperformance
- Her performance in the semi-final was middling.
adverb + middling
ratherfairlyonlyprettymerely
- The quality of the food was only middling.
fixed phrases
fair to middlingmiddling at bestmiddling to poormiddling to good
- The service at the hotel was middling to poor.
verb + middling
beremainseemproveturn out
- The season turned out to be middling for the club.
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- The team had a middling season, winning half its matches.
टीम का सत्र औसत रहा; उसने आधे मैच जीते।
- Radhika got middling marks in maths but did well in English.
राधिका को गणित में औसत अंक मिले, पर अंग्रेज़ी में उसने अच्छा किया।
- The monsoon this year has been middling, not too heavy or too light.
इस वर्ष मानसून औसत रहा, न बहुत तेज़ न बहुत हल्का।
- The restaurant's reviews were middling, so we tried another place.
रेस्तराँ की समीक्षाएँ औसत थीं, इसलिए हमने दूसरी जगह आज़माई।
- The novel received middling praise from critics.
उपन्यास को आलोचकों से औसत प्रशंसा मिली।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe an average quality, but they differ in tone.
ये सभी adjective औसत गुणवत्ता बताते हैं, पर इनके लहजे में अंतर है।
Average and slightly disappointing; mostly informal.
औसत और कुछ निराशाजनक; मुख्यतः अनौपचारिक।
- The results were middling.
The neutral word for the usual standard.
सामान्य स्तर के लिए तटस्थ शब्द।
- She is an average student.
Stronger and more critical: not good enough, of poor quality.
अधिक कठोर और आलोचनात्मक: अच्छा नहीं, घटिया गुणवत्ता का।
- The acting was mediocre.
¶Idioms 1
fair to middling
neither very good nor very bad; reasonably good
ठीक-ठाक, कामचलाऊ
- "How was the exam?" "Fair to middling."
- The harvest this year was only fair to middling.