How to Pronounce "middling"
word
ˈmɪdəɫɪŋ/, /ˈmɪdɫɪŋ
MID-ling
mˈɪdlɪŋ
MID-ling
Definition
Something that is middling is average in quality, not very good and not very bad; it is just okay or ordinary.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmɪdəɫɪŋ/, /ˈmɪdɫɪŋ
British English
mˈɪdlɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MID-ling
UK
MID-ling
Listen in Context
Her test score was middling, not the best but not the worst.
The restaurant got a middling review in the newspaper.
I thought the movie was just middling.
His basketball skills are pretty middling—he plays, but he doesn’t stand out.