'Witling' definitions:

Definition of 'Witling'

From: GCIDE
  • Witling \Wit"ling\, n. [Wit + -ling; cf. G. witzling.] A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. [1913 Webster]
  • A beau and witing perished in the forming. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]