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单词 peenting
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peentingn.

Brit. /ˈpiːntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpin(t)ɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peent n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < peent n. + -ing suffix1. Compare later peent v.
North American.
The emission of a nasal piping sound by a bird, esp. the American woodcock, Scolopax minor. Cf. peent n.
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1897 F. M. Chapman Bird-life vii. 103 Unless disturbed, he [sc. the woodcock] will probably return to near the spot from which he started and at once resume his peenting.
1956 R. T. Peterson & J. Fisher Wild Amer. v. 56 Over downtown roof-gardens the ‘peenting’ of cruising night~hawks can often be heard.
1976 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 22 Oct. 14/1 Once landed, the peenting resumes.
2003 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 17 Jan. 3 Suddenly, the peenting ceases and the bird flutters skyward in a series of wide spirals, emitting a musical twitter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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