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单词 noodging
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noodgingn.

Brit. /ˈnʊdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnʊdʒɪŋ/
Forms: 1900s– noodging, 1900s– nudging, 1900s– nudjing, 1900s– nudzhing.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noodge v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < noodge v. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix1. Compare Russian nyt′ë moaning, whining.
slang (chiefly U.S.).
The action of pestering or persistently complaining.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > action of complaining > petty or irritating
calleting1620
nagging1855
nag1866
natter1866
naggingness1898
noodging1960
1960 Encounter May 84/1 Most of Malamud's stories turn about a relationship drawn from Jewish tradition—an ‘unwelcome pairing’, full of quarrelling, rejection, disputation, pursuit, persistence, and noodging (a sort of dogged wheedling).
1988 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times 2 Sept. 2 It took some nudzhing, but you have your money back.
2001 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 15 Apr. h11 A likable portrait of an idler redeemed by the noodging of a persistent Cinderella.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

noodgingadj.

Brit. /ˈnʊdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnʊdʒɪŋ/
Forms: 1900s– noodging, 1900s– nudging, 1900s– nudzhing.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noodge v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < noodge v. + -ing suffix2.
slang (chiefly U.S.).
Wheedling, whining, pestering.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [adjective] > wheedling, coaxing, or cajoling
blandishingc1374
flatteringc1386
fleechinga1522
ingling1595
lenocinating1609
wheedling1668
coaxing1704
cajolinga1715
carneying1853
blandandering1896
sloothering1919
noodging1988
1988 J. Clute Strokes iv. 21 The reader fails to buy the self-pitying nudzhing gaaaaaa typical of solipsists trying to communicate.
1999 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 13 Feb. 17 His shallow, unpleasant side, made manifest in a nudging manner and a voice that just stops short of an annoying whine.
2002 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 21 July f1 Torture and riots..were often underscored with, say, a noodging cello. This is just in case we are too stupid to get the emotion.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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