chickingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/

Forms: late Middle English chickyng, late Middle English chykkynge, 1800s– chicking.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < chick v.² + -ing suffix¹.

1. Of a hen or other bird: the action of making one or more short, distinct sounds, esp. chirps or cheeps; an instance of this.

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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 74 Chykkynge, or wyppynge of yonge byrdys [a1500 King's Cambr. chickyng or ȝippyng of bryddys], pupulatus, pupulacio.

1895 M. G. McClelland St. John's Wooing iv. 46 I can hear the chicking of the stone-chat now.

1910 ‘A. Raine’ Under Thatch xi. 162 A dead silence followed, broken only by the ‘chicking’ of the hens, and the ‘cheeping’ of the sparrows outside.

2006 Atlanta (Georgia) Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 6 Feb. 1 jj The chick-chick-chicking of birds hidden in the bush.

†2. Scottish. The ticking sound made by a clock or watch. Obsolete.

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1823 T. Carlyle Let. 17 June in Early Lett. (1886) II. 207 Nothing but dumb silence here, and the chicking is heard no more.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Tick As denoting the chicking of a watch, or any similar motion.

1826 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. June 602/1 I hate such methods [of inducing sleep] as the chicking of watches, the dropping of waters, the counting of numbers, and the humming of tunes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† chickingn.²

Forms: see chick v.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < chick v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Sprouting; germination. Cf. chitting n.

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Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 74 Chykkyn, as corne, or spyryn, or sp[r]owtyn, pulilo.

a1500 Promptorium Parvulorum (King's Cambr.) 74 Chickyng, or spyryng of corne,..germinacio, pululatus, pululacio.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).

chickingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < chick v.² + -ing suffix².

Of a noise, esp. one of a series: short, distinct; characteristic of a chick (in various senses of chick n.³).

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1762 R. Brown Let. 21 July in B. Martin Misc. Corr. (1764) IV. 960/2 The chicking Noice, which he called the Clock, was only Water droping on one Corner of the great Hall.

1848 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1846–7 3 222 When alarmed, [these birds]..emit a chicking note.

1950 Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald 27 Dec. 13/5 There is a most peculiar chicking noise in my car when slowing down.

1993 P. Gaffney Sweet Everlasting xii. 156 That sharp chicking sound in the underbush was a white-eyed vireo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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单词	chicking
释义	chickingn.¹ Brit. /ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/ Forms: late Middle English chickyng, late Middle English chykkynge, 1800s– chicking. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < chick v.² + -ing suffix¹. 1. Of a hen or other bird: the action of making one or more short, distinct sounds, esp. chirps or cheeps; an instance of this. ΚΠ Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 74 Chykkynge, or wyppynge of yonge byrdys [a1500 King's Cambr. chickyng or ȝippyng of bryddys], pupulatus, pupulacio. 1895 M. G. McClelland St. John's Wooing iv. 46 I can hear the chicking of the stone-chat now. 1910 ‘A. Raine’ Under Thatch xi. 162 A dead silence followed, broken only by the ‘chicking’ of the hens, and the ‘cheeping’ of the sparrows outside. 2006 Atlanta (Georgia) Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 6 Feb. 1 jj The chick-chick-chicking of birds hidden in the bush. †2. Scottish. The ticking sound made by a clock or watch. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1823 T. Carlyle Let. 17 June in Early Lett. (1886) II. 207 Nothing but dumb silence here, and the chicking is heard no more. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Tick As denoting the chicking of a watch, or any similar motion. 1826 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. June 602/1 I hate such methods [of inducing sleep] as the chicking of watches, the dropping of waters, the counting of numbers, and the humming of tunes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † chickingn.² Forms: see chick v.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < chick v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Sprouting; germination. Cf. chitting n. ΚΠ Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 74 Chykkyn, as corne, or spyryn, or sp[r]owtyn, pulilo. a1500 Promptorium Parvulorum (King's Cambr.) 74 Chickyng, or spyryng of corne,..germinacio, pululatus, pululacio. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). chickingadj. Brit. /ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chick v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < chick v.² + -ing suffix². Of a noise, esp. one of a series: short, distinct; characteristic of a chick (in various senses of chick n.³). ΚΠ 1762 R. Brown Let. 21 July in B. Martin Misc. Corr. (1764) IV. 960/2 The chicking Noice, which he called the Clock, was only Water droping on one Corner of the great Hall. 1848 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1846–7 3 222 When alarmed, [these birds]..emit a chicking note. 1950 Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald 27 Dec. 13/5 There is a most peculiar chicking noise in my car when slowing down. 1993 P. Gaffney Sweet Everlasting xii. 156 That sharp chicking sound in the underbush was a white-eyed vireo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1440n.²1440adj.1762
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