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A following edge. See Advancing edge, above.

Shaking; tottering; quivering. -- Trem"bling*ly, adv. Trembling poplar (Bot.), the aspen.

Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair. -- Tri"fling*ly, adv. -- Tri"fling*ness, n.

ressed in three languages. The much-noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its surface a trilingual inscription. I. Taylor.

See Trilingual.

One of tree children born at the same birth. Wright.

A little trout; a troutlet.

a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v. Tumbling barrel. Same as Rumble, n., 4. -- Tumbling bay, an overfall, or weir, in a canal.

The act, practice, or art of catching turtles. Marryat.

a. & n. from Twaddle, v.

A shining with intermitted light; a scintillation; a sparkling; as, the twinkling of the stars.

A young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.

To cease from clinging or adhering. [Obs.] Milton.

Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery. Milton.

The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building. Sir H. Wotton.

w. Milton. he fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Shak.

Not failing; not liable to fail; inexhaustible; certain; sure. Dryden. -- Un*fail"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*fail"ing*ness, n.

Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible; insensate.

To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten.

Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant. And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, "Keep your piece nine years." Pope. -- Un*will"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*will"ing*ness, n.