ear-bendingn.

Brit.

/ˈɪəˌbɛndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɪ(ə)rˌbɛndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, bending n.¹

Etymology: < ear n.¹ + bending n.¹ Compare earlier ear-bender n. and also ear-bending adj., to bend a person's ear at bend v. Additions.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

The action of relating a lengthy or boring anecdote or opinion. Also as a count noun: a prolonged lecture or diatribe, usually addressed to one person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > a lengthy

lecture1604

jobation1687

ear-bending1930

ear-bashing1945

1930 Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Jrnl. 2 Aug. Can you imagine listening to that ear-bending all the way down?

1934 H. Hadley Come see them Die xxv. 189 George got to ear-bending. Telling the boys..all about finding the glove.

1942 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 17/1 Colonel Bill Terry sat with President Larry MacPhail..and took a terrific ear-bending.

1968 Times 20 May 21/2 As Sir Joseph Hunt and his colleagues work their way across the north on the first phase of a fact-finding tour, they are being subjected to some determined ‘ear-bending’ en route.

2000 T. Carew Jihad! (2001) ix. 250 She started off giving me an ear-bending for not calling her, but she wasn't being serious.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ear-bendingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɪəˌbɛndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɪ(ə)rˌbɛndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, bending adj.

Etymology: < ear n.¹ + bending adj. With sense 2 compare ear-bender n., ear-bending n., to bend a person's ear at bend v. Additions.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. Bending down to listen; listening attentively. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > listening attentively

listeninga1275

attending1599

whole-eared1681

on or upon the listen1788

wide-eared1866

ear-bending1912

1912 N. M. Woodrow Sally Salt vii. 99 So sharp and unexpected was the question,..she almost jerked from her attitude of ear-bending, maternal solicitude, to one of startled and alert attention.

a. Given to speaking at length, esp. in a boring or insistent manner; (also) expressed vociferously or at length.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective]

wordyeOE

talewisec1200

i-worded?c1225

babblinga1250

cacklinga1250

chatteringa1250

speakfula1250

word-wooda1250

of many wordsc1350

janglingc1374

tatteringc1380

tongueya1382

ganglinga1398

readya1400

jargaunt1412

talkative1432

open-moutheda1470

clattering1477

trattling?a1513

windy1513

popping1528

smatteringa1529

rattle?1529

communicablea1533

blab1552

gaggling1553

long-tongued?1553

prittle-prattle1556

pattering1558

talking1560

bobling1566

gabbling1566

verbal1572

piet1573

twattling1573

flibber gibber1575

babblative1576

tickle-tongued1577

tattling1581

buzzing1587

long-winded1589

multiloquous1591

discoursive1599

rattling1600

glib1602

flippant1605

talkful1605

nimble-tongued1608

tongue-ripe1610

fliperous1611

garrulous?1611

futile1612

overspeaking1612

feather-tongueda1618

tongue-free1617

long-breatheda1628

well-breathed1635

multiloquious1640

untongue-tied1640

unretentive1650

communicative1651

linguacious1651

glibbed1654

largiloquent1656

multiloquent1656

parlagea1657

loose-clacked1661

nimble-chop1662

twit-twat1665

over-talkativea1667

loquacious1667

loudmouth1668

conversable1673

gash1681

narrative1681

chappy1693

apposite1701

conversative1703

gabbit1710

lubricous1715

gabby?1719

ventose1721

taleful1726

chatty?1741

blethering1759

renable1781

fetch-fire1784

conversational1799

conversant1803

gashing1808

long-lunged1815

talky1815

multi-loquacious1819

prolegomenous1822

talky-talky1831

nimble-mouthed1836

slipper1842

speechful1842

gassy1843

in great force1849

yattering1859

babbly1860

irreticent1864

chattable1867

lubrical1867

chattery1869

loose-mouthed1872

chinny1883

tongue-wagging1885

yappy1909

big-mouthed1914

loose-lipped1919

ear-bashing1945

ear-bending1946

yackety-yacking1953

nattering1959

yacking1959

woofy1960

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [adjective]

vociferative1593

vociferous1618

blatant1791

ear-bending1946

1946 N.Y. Times 4 May 19/4 Young Jimmy..is an ear-bending conversationalist in comparison to his father, Silent Tom Smith.

1960 B. Keaton My Wonderful World of Slapstick i. 15 I have seen stage mothers who were furious, hysterical, given to..ear-bending tantrums.

1988 Pract. Motorist Apr. 14/2 Ear-bending disapproval from 'er indoors.

1998 Dallas Morning News (Electronic ed.) 16 Oct. His 15-year stint of impeccable service and ear-bending anecdotes.

b. Of sound, esp. music: extremely loud; grating, dissonant; (also) complicated, challenging.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective]

hardOE

rudea1375

stern1390

rougha1400

discordanta1425

stoutc1440

hoarse1513

harsh1530

raughtish1567

rugged1567

dissonant1573

harshy1582

jarry1582

immelodious1601

cragged1605

raggeda1616

unmusicala1616

absonousa1620

unharmoniousa1634

inharmonical1683

unharmonic1694

inharmonious1715

craggy1774

pebbly1793

reedy1795

iron1807

dry1819

inharmonic1828

asperated1835

sawing1851

shrewd1876

coarse1879

callithumpian1886

dissonantal1946

ear-bending1946

sandpaper1953

1946 Billboard 30 Nov. 166/2 Reverse side is a fast-paced 12-bar blues, spotlighting an ear-bending fistful of boogie rhythmnastics by Ammons.

1957 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 16 Mar. 4 If you're tired of all the ear-bending music that blasts forth from juke-boxes..you'll be glad to know that some real smooth tunes are in the offering [sic] for you.

1980 N.Y. Times 14 Nov. c4/5 He was sorry, he said through the ear-bending noise and smoke and crowds in the Vanguard, that his father..couldn't be at the party.

1984 Times 10 Aug. 7/1 To judge from the ear-bending, thought-provoking sounds we heard, there is a real chance of revelatory success.

1995 M. Lewis Singapore: Rough Guide 141/2 Big-boy portions of ribs, burgers and steaks served to the ear-bending accompaniment of Guns 'n' Roses and Deep Purple.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ear-bending
释义	ear-bendingn. Brit. /ˈɪəˌbɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɪ(ə)rˌbɛndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, bending n.¹ Etymology: < ear n.¹ + bending n.¹ Compare earlier ear-bender n. and also ear-bending adj., to bend a person's ear at bend v. Additions. colloquial (originally U.S.). The action of relating a lengthy or boring anecdote or opinion. Also as a count noun: a prolonged lecture or diatribe, usually addressed to one person. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > a lengthy lecture1604 jobation1687 ear-bending1930 ear-bashing1945 1930 Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Jrnl. 2 Aug. Can you imagine listening to that ear-bending all the way down? 1934 H. Hadley Come see them Die xxv. 189 George got to ear-bending. Telling the boys..all about finding the glove. 1942 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 17/1 Colonel Bill Terry sat with President Larry MacPhail..and took a terrific ear-bending. 1968 Times 20 May 21/2 As Sir Joseph Hunt and his colleagues work their way across the north on the first phase of a fact-finding tour, they are being subjected to some determined ‘ear-bending’ en route. 2000 T. Carew Jihad! (2001) ix. 250 She started off giving me an ear-bending for not calling her, but she wasn't being serious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ear-bendingadj. Brit. /ˈɪəˌbɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɪ(ə)rˌbɛndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, bending adj. Etymology: < ear n.¹ + bending adj. With sense 2 compare ear-bender n., ear-bending n., to bend a person's ear at bend v. Additions. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. Bending down to listen; listening attentively. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > listening attentively listeninga1275 attending1599 whole-eared1681 on or upon the listen1788 wide-eared1866 ear-bending1912 1912 N. M. Woodrow Sally Salt vii. 99 So sharp and unexpected was the question,..she almost jerked from her attitude of ear-bending, maternal solicitude, to one of startled and alert attention. 2. a. Given to speaking at length, esp. in a boring or insistent manner; (also) expressed vociferously or at length. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective] wordyeOE talewisec1200 i-worded?c1225 babblinga1250 cacklinga1250 chatteringa1250 speakfula1250 word-wooda1250 of many wordsc1350 janglingc1374 tatteringc1380 tongueya1382 ganglinga1398 readya1400 jargaunt1412 talkative1432 open-moutheda1470 clattering1477 trattling?a1513 windy1513 popping1528 smatteringa1529 rattle?1529 communicablea1533 blab1552 gaggling1553 long-tongued?1553 prittle-prattle1556 pattering1558 talking1560 bobling1566 gabbling1566 verbal1572 piet1573 twattling1573 flibber gibber1575 babblative1576 tickle-tongued1577 tattling1581 buzzing1587 long-winded1589 multiloquous1591 discoursive1599 rattling1600 glib1602 flippant1605 talkful1605 nimble-tongued1608 tongue-ripe1610 fliperous1611 garrulous?1611 futile1612 overspeaking1612 feather-tongueda1618 tongue-free1617 long-breatheda1628 well-breathed1635 multiloquious1640 untongue-tied1640 unretentive1650 communicative1651 linguacious1651 glibbed1654 largiloquent1656 multiloquent1656 parlagea1657 loose-clacked1661 nimble-chop1662 twit-twat1665 over-talkativea1667 loquacious1667 loudmouth1668 conversable1673 gash1681 narrative1681 chappy1693 apposite1701 conversative1703 gabbit1710 lubricous1715 gabby?1719 ventose1721 taleful1726 chatty?1741 blethering1759 renable1781 fetch-fire1784 conversational1799 conversant1803 gashing1808 long-lunged1815 talky1815 multi-loquacious1819 prolegomenous1822 talky-talky1831 nimble-mouthed1836 slipper1842 speechful1842 gassy1843 in great force1849 yattering1859 babbly1860 irreticent1864 chattable1867 lubrical1867 chattery1869 loose-mouthed1872 chinny1883 tongue-wagging1885 yappy1909 big-mouthed1914 loose-lipped1919 ear-bashing1945 ear-bending1946 yackety-yacking1953 nattering1959 yacking1959 woofy1960 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [adjective] vociferative1593 vociferous1618 blatant1791 ear-bending1946 1946 N.Y. Times 4 May 19/4 Young Jimmy..is an ear-bending conversationalist in comparison to his father, Silent Tom Smith. 1960 B. Keaton My Wonderful World of Slapstick i. 15 I have seen stage mothers who were furious, hysterical, given to..ear-bending tantrums. 1988 Pract. Motorist Apr. 14/2 Ear-bending disapproval from 'er indoors. 1998 Dallas Morning News (Electronic ed.) 16 Oct. His 15-year stint of impeccable service and ear-bending anecdotes. b. Of sound, esp. music: extremely loud; grating, dissonant; (also) complicated, challenging. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] hardOE rudea1375 stern1390 rougha1400 discordanta1425 stoutc1440 hoarse1513 harsh1530 raughtish1567 rugged1567 dissonant1573 harshy1582 jarry1582 immelodious1601 cragged1605 raggeda1616 unmusicala1616 absonousa1620 unharmoniousa1634 inharmonical1683 unharmonic1694 inharmonious1715 craggy1774 pebbly1793 reedy1795 iron1807 dry1819 inharmonic1828 asperated1835 sawing1851 shrewd1876 coarse1879 callithumpian1886 dissonantal1946 ear-bending1946 sandpaper1953 1946 Billboard 30 Nov. 166/2 Reverse side is a fast-paced 12-bar blues, spotlighting an ear-bending fistful of boogie rhythmnastics by Ammons. 1957 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 16 Mar. 4 If you're tired of all the ear-bending music that blasts forth from juke-boxes..you'll be glad to know that some real smooth tunes are in the offering [sic] for you. 1980 N.Y. Times 14 Nov. c4/5 He was sorry, he said through the ear-bending noise and smoke and crowds in the Vanguard, that his father..couldn't be at the party. 1984 Times 10 Aug. 7/1 To judge from the ear-bending, thought-provoking sounds we heard, there is a real chance of revelatory success. 1995 M. Lewis Singapore: Rough Guide 141/2 Big-boy portions of ribs, burgers and steaks served to the ear-bending accompaniment of Guns 'n' Roses and Deep Purple. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930adj.1912
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