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midge

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for midge.

Editorial note

Not a problem at all, they have a midge budget to fix it with their chitin.

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Quick take

A female given name of rare usage, variant of Madge.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A female given name of rare usage, variant of Madge.

noun

(fishing) Any bait or lure designed to resemble a midge.

noun

Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for midge.

noun

A female given name of rare usage, variant of Madge.

noun

(fishing) Any bait or lure designed to resemble a midge.

noun

Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.

Example sentences

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Not a problem at all, they have a midge budget to fix it with their chitin.

2

The mosquito with its high pitched whine (so far for me) is rare, whereas the silent midge is hard to avoid in the summer/autumn.

3

Once, while kilted one evening in Skye, I ended up with literally hundreds of midge bites all over my legs.

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But noseeums (biting midge or sand fly in Australia) are possibly worse.

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I don't know if the midge problem is as big or not these days.

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How can I add a lein plugin task (like midge) to?

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I believe those are Midge flies, not mosquitoes.

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But any people, and even more so the Russian people, will be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and simply spit them out like a midge that accidentally flew into their mouths.

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It does, but imho the interesting part is the usage divergence, mosquito (midge?) vs fly (dialectal vs std german) Thx for the raiding article, all the forexes in one place:) And dont forget the (old) florentine skyscrapers, derived from germanic feuds?

Quote examples

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“Scotland, a country whose primary flying irritant has been the humble midge” Speaking as a long term victim, there’s nothing humble about the Scottish Midge.

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If “midge larvae” are harmed because of paper cups, I say great success.

3

What a gas!" Midge: "We all have to serve somebody." Roy: "Perpetuating the lie.

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I recommend reading "Liberal Parents, Radical Children" by Midge Decter.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use midge in a sentence?

Not a problem at all, they have a midge budget to fix it with their chitin.

What does midge mean?

A female given name of rare usage, variant of Madge.

What part of speech is midge?

midge is commonly used as noun.