单词 | noodging |
释义 | noodgingn. 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. 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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