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单词 defying
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defyingn.1

Etymology: < defy v.1 + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈfying.
The action of defy v.1; a defiance, a challenge.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > [noun] > challenge to > act of challenging
defyingc1300
defiancec1430
defialc1470
provocation1484
c1300 K. Alis. 7289 Alisaunder..hath afonge thy deffying.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 116 Defyynge, or dyspysynge, vilipencio, floccipencio.
1483 Cath. Angl. 94 Defiynge, despeccio, etc.; vbi a disspysynge.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

defyingn.2

Etymology: < defy v.2 + -ing suffix1.
The action of digesting; digestion.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > [noun] > digestion
defyingc1315
digestionc1386
digest1398
seething1398
concoction?1531
concocting1541
decoction1541
digesting1541
digesture1565
enduing1575
fleeting1581
elixation1621
coction1667
c1315 Shoreham 28 Ac [hyt]..defith nauȝt ase thy mete..Nabyd hyȝt nauȝt ase other mete Hys tyme of defyynge.
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 162 Þese arterys goiþ to..þe lyvere & geveþ him vertu ful myche & makiþ defiynge.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 116 Defyynge of mete or drynke, digestio.
1483 Cath. Angl. 94 A Defiynge, digestio.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

defyingadj.

Etymology: < defy v.1 + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈfying.
That defies; defiant.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > defiant
stout1390
outbraving1593
outfacing1598
dareful1614
defiatory1635
outdaring1644
braving1679
defensive1785
bravadoing1809
defying1834
defianta1837
1834 T. B. Macaulay William Pitt in Ess. (1854) 309/1 His impetuous, adventurous and defying character.

Derivatives

deˈfyingly adv. defiantly, with defiance.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] > defiantly
bravingly1616
acock1826
defyingly1831
defiantly1859
1831 L. E. L. in Examiner 821/1 The petticoat is defyingly dragged through the mud.
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 19 I looked into his face defyingly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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