palpingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpalpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpælpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palp v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < palp v.¹ + -ing suffix².

rare (poetic).

That palps or feels; that explores or investigates by touch.

ΚΠ

1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 128 It thrusteth out its finely adapted tentacles in their first palping movements to the encounter of life.

a1961 E. Sewell Poems (1962) 32 Into the earth and under, Roots may explore the ground, Each fibred hair a mandible, The infiltration of a blunt incision, Complex of chemicals unwound By palping rootlets' hunger.

1988 A. Curnow Early Days Yet (1997) 35 With palping palms He stuffs his mould.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palping
释义	palpingadj. Brit. /ˈpalpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpælpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palp v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < palp v.¹ + -ing suffix². rare (poetic). That palps or feels; that explores or investigates by touch. ΚΠ 1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 128 It thrusteth out its finely adapted tentacles in their first palping movements to the encounter of life. a1961 E. Sewell Poems (1962) 32 Into the earth and under, Roots may explore the ground, Each fibred hair a mandible, The infiltration of a blunt incision, Complex of chemicals unwound By palping rootlets' hunger. 1988 A. Curnow Early Days Yet (1997) 35 With palping palms He stuffs his mould. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1929
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