单词 | ondinging |
释义 | ondingingn. Scottish. A heavy fall of rain or snow, a downpour. Also figurative: an onslaught, an outburst (esp. of noise). ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) There'll be a heap o' ondingin. 1828 J. Ruddiman Tales & Sketches 68 The cauld glaff of that ondinging [sc. a sermon] has not left my inward parts to this blessed hour. 1869 G. Gall Diary (National Rec. Scotl. RH4/55) 11 Jan. Very cold and thick: I am sure we will have ondinging. 1919 G. Rae 'Tween Clyde & Tweed Ded. Yestreen, when wild ondingin' O' snaw swept up Tweedsmuir. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ondingingadj. Scottish (north-eastern). That descends with great force; (of rain, snow, etc.) that falls heavily and continuously. ΚΠ 1893 G. MacDonald Heather & Snow xxii Throu the ondingin flauchter o' the snaw. 2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go x. 84 Newscubes in shop windaes alang 12th were a hotter o blue and white weather maps, monitorin an ondingin hurricane. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825adj.1893 |
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