单词 | peregrinating |
释义 | peregrinatingn. rare. The action of peregrinate v. (in various senses). ΚΠ a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1972) 388 We..drank a few cold beers from an icebox next to pumps, various Mexicans doing same in their peregrinating on the sidewalk. 1990 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 30 Dec. (Book Review section) 3 Reis' musing and peregrinating can be comically absurd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). peregrinatingadj. That peregrinates (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] wendingOE travelling1340 cursory1606 peregrinating1611 passantc1710 journeying1739 trekking1850 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pelerinant, peregrinating, wandering, or going on Pilgrimage. 1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 28 Desire him..to remember me as his poore industrious peregrinating kinseman. a1791 F. Hopkinson Misc. Ess. & Occas. Writings (1792) I. 185 The present system of a peregrinating instead of a permanent residence [for the House]. 1805 ‘E. de Acton’ Nuns of Desert I. 293 Not one thought was bestowed upon the peregrinating culprits. 1847 J. K. Paulding Noble Exile ii. iii. 124 These peregrinating knights, barons, and counts of the Holy Roman Empire. 1862 Westm. Rev. Jan. 65 Peregrinating bishops produce no effect upon them. 1921 Science 8 Apr. 324/2 Further deductions should probably not be hazarded at this time by one who is merely a peregrinating parasitologist. 1994 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) Jan. 16 Various principal singers fell prey to a peregrinating flu bug during the opera's run. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1969adj.1611 |
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