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单词 essaying
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essayingn.

/ɛˈseɪɪŋ/
Etymology: < essay v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of essay v.; also concrete. Also (nonce-use) the writing essays.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > action of attempting
minting?a1513
enterprising1553
attempting1558
essaying1861
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > essay > [noun] > writing essays
essayism1821
essaying1861
1861 in Macmillan's Mag. IV. 43 It might have been much better..if they had left essaying and reviewing alone.
1869 Spectator 1 May 539/1 To..watch the reception given to his essayings without throwing his own shadow on the page.
1882 Spectator No. 2804 They are the presomnial essayings of a man who has to be up by times in the morning.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

essayingadj.

Etymology: < essay v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: eˈssaying.
That essays or attempts.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > [adjective]
trying1577
endeavourousa1631
attemptinga1640
endeavouring1656
essaying1726
1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxi. 448 From his essaying hand the string let fly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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