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Word entry · 5 letters

midge

Best crossword clue

"Tiny gnat"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /mɪd͡ʒ/Part of speech nounSorted degimStarts with MEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A tiny two-winged fly often found in swarms near water.

Word origin

From Middle English mydge, migge, from Old English mygg, myċġ (“midge, gnat”), from Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-.

Used in a sentence

  • "I am being eaten alive!" cried Pippin. "Midgewater! There are more midges than water!"

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Tiny gnat5 letters
02Tiny flying insect5 letters

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