单词 | parrying |
释义 | parryingn. The action of parry v.; an instance of this. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > warding off harm repulse1590 parry1655 parrying1672 fend-off1830 1672 A. Marvel Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 139 Excellent at Parrying and fencing. 1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend ii. i. 4 Instead of fending and proving with his Mistress, he shou'd come to..a..parrying and thrusting with you. 1780 J. Lovell Let. 10 Mar. in Lett. of Delegates to Congr. (1976) XIV. 483 New York presses Congress hard upon the Resolves in regard to Vermont but I believe there will be much parrying. 1815 T. Chalmers Serm. 26 Nov. in Posthumous Wks. (1849) VI. 306 He would not trifle or delay or make any parrying with temptation. 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 26 Argumentative parryings and thrustings. 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 24 Oct. 37/3 The great smashup between Freud and Jung came in 1911, the climax to months of parrying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1672 |
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