单词 | hassling |
释义 | hasslingn.1 U.S. regional (chiefly south-eastern). The action or an act of panting loudly or heavily; quick, heavy breathing. Cf. hassle v.2 ΚΠ 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. x. 218 Lil dog run and set down in front of 'im and went to hasslin'. 1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt iii. ii. 195 They..listened to her mother's harsh hasseling slack off. 1996 Colorado Outdoors July 12/1 A good clue to overexertion [in dogs] is heavy breathing, panting and slobbering called hassling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hasslingn.2 The action of bothering, harassing, or quarrelling with a person; the action of causing hassle (in various senses). Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1939 Sat. Evening Post 25 Nov. 60/4 I'll tell you this. I got a man of my own... I don't want your man nor no other woman's man. Now you quit your hassling. 1983 J. D. Warner Loss of Heaven iv. 23 This is a military operation, not a wrestling match. Leave him alone. I don't want your hassling attracting attention. 1998 New York Post (Nexis) 1 Jan. 19 I'm not going to go along..with anything that looks like a hassling of these people when they're just trying to do their jobs. 2018 Sun (Nexis) 11 Apr. 50 The running, the chasing, the harrying, the hassling that any team three down from a first-leg mauling need. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hasslingadj. That hassles (in various senses of hassle v.1); characterized by or causing hassle. ΚΠ 1962 Y. Marking Where Country Begins i. 15 A Manila boy..emptied a .45 at a hassling pair [of crocodiles],..but each slug ricocheted off the armored backs. 1987 Times 13 Nov. 47/6 The first games..saw him play further upfield in a hassling role. 1991 J. M. Kiernat Occup. Therapy & Older Adult iv. 57 There are specific relaxation techniques that can be..practiced while in a ‘hassling’ situation—a traffic jam, a busy checkout counter. 2013 Independent (Nexis) 27 Dec. 42 Bitter disappointment in life and love has turned her into a hassling harridan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11935n.21939adj.1962 |
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