lengtheningn.
/ˈlɛŋθ(ə)nɪŋ/ a. The action of lengthen v.
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the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > lengthening in duration or prolonging
continuancec1374
prorogationc1400
prolongation?a1425
training1440
lengthingc1480
enlonging1509
prolonging1528
protraction1535
protract of time1536
productionc1540
trait1545
lengthening1574
continuation1587
prolongment1593
conserving1610
extensiona1631
wire-drawing1640
continuing1643
spinning1644
permansion1646
the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > unit of duration of speech sound > lengthening or shortening
lengthening1574
prolongation1589
protraction1671
contraction1706
correption1871
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [noun] > making long or longer
prolongation?a1425
lengthingc1480
longation1598
extendure1610
production1658
elongation1676
lengthening1748
extension1796
1574 J. Baret Aluearie L 280 The lengthning of the dayes.
1611 Bible (King James) Dan. iv. 27.
1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. f2 You might..have been invited for the lengthening of her days in this World.
1667 J. Dryden Let. to Sir R. Howard in Annus Mirabilis 1666 Pref. Besides so many other helps of Grammatical Figures, for the lengthning or abbreviation of them [sc. syllables].
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iii. 148 The lengthning of the long-boat.
1853 W. O. Markham tr. J. Skoda Treat. Auscultation 169 A rapid contraction of the organ is not absolutely indispensible to the lengthening of the aorta.
1869 A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. I. i. 13 The use..of the long mark (–) for the lengthening of vowels generally short.
b. attributive.
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c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 66 They are distinguished as..futtocks, top timbers, and lengthening timbers.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator i. 12/2 A ‘lengthening-bar’..is an extra brass rod, which fits into the socket in the leg of the compass.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
lengtheningadj.
/ˈlɛŋθ(ə)nɪŋ/ That lengthens, in senses of the verb.
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the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out
driving1585
tractal1632
wire-drawing1741
lengthening1764
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length
prolongating1598
lengthening1764
protractive1819
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > prolix
tedious1412
prolix?a1475
prolixtc1485
longa1525
prolixious1577
long-winded1589
long-drawn1592
wire-drawn1603
long-breatheda1628
long-spun1633
pedalian1636
oblong1643
lacinious1648
long-lunged1660
lengthened1705
libertine1710
lengthy1759
incompendious1833
lengthsome1836
spun1869
lengtheninga1872
fine-drawn1888
1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 2 My heart..drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vii. 186 He heard only the lengthening echoes of his own voice.
1865 J. H. Newman Dream of Gerontius §2 Is this peremptory severance Wrought out in lengthening measurements of space?
a1872 B. Harte Lost Galleon 141 To cut a lengthening story short.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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