pepperingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see pepper v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1500s peppring.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pepper v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pepper v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of pepper v.; an instance of this; sprinkling or treating with, or as with, pepper; pelting with shot, small missiles, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > seasoning > [noun] > seasoning with pepper

peppering1580

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [noun] > pelting with missiles

pelta1540

pelting1608

paltinga1626

peppering1814

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > specific manners of falling

mizzling1439

showering1592

pelting1608

peppering1845

pelt1887

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Poivrade, peppring.

1585 in S. Adams Househ. Accts. R. Dudley (1995) 209 For hawks' hoods, bells, peppering and tryming.

1618 S. Latham New & 2nd Bk. Falconrie xvii. 81 Vpon the receit of such a Hawke from the Cage, suddenly to make her gentle, by peppering, watching, and other such like accustomed vses.

1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile III. iv. 429 I should have given them a confounded peppering.

1814 Gonzanga v. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre III. 148 A British sailor..always ready to give the enemy a peppering.

1845 Peter Parley's Ann. 356 The peppering of the rain on the tiles and windows.

1955 Times 27 July 9/3 The sudden peppering of scientific and popular pages alike with the queer word automation.

2003 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Sport section) 76 With any luck he'll mistake one of the white hoods for a flag and give them a right good peppering.

2. A small quantity of something sprinkled or dotted about. Also: literal †a quantity of pepper (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle > speckling

speckling1611

peppering1788

1788 L. MacNally Critic upon Critic (ed. 2) i. i. 18 Salt! Yes there's plenty of salt in it, and peppering too.

1861 E. D. Cook Paul Foster's Daughter iii With a plentiful peppering of blacks about their plumage.

1981 A. Fraser in K. Thear & A. Fraser Compl. Bk. Raising Livestock & Poultry viii. 214/1 They [sc. bot flies] lay their eggs on the hair of horses' legs in the summer and can be seen as a peppering of yellow dots.

1996 Sunday Tel. 4 Feb. (Mag.) 32/1 (advt.) The vast lakes of Ladoga and Onega with their pine clad shores and peppering of islands.

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

pepperingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < pepper v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier peppery adj.

Now rare.

That peppers (in various senses of the verb); intense, pungent; incensed; (of rain, etc.) falling heavily, pelting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > strong, sulphurous (of language)

untowen13..

largea1413

thundering1543

viperous1605

luscious1614

peppering1712

rough1750

unquotable1821

sulphurous1828

piercent1829

unrepeatable1831

bituminous1878

sultry1891

unprintable1898

four-letter1923

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy

steepc1330

pissingc1475

thightc1480

pouring1577

pashing1581

sad1590

steep-down1601

solid1621

even down1622

sluicy1697

pelting1710

buck1732

steeping1774

peppering1827

sluicing1847

torrential1849

peltering1858

plumping1879

teeming1880

lashing1885

monsoonish1886

sheeting1940

1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 27 Mar. (1948) II. 525 I sent him a peppering Letter.

1794 T. Morton Children in Wood ii. iii. 33 Zounds, what a peppering storm!

1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 30 July (1941) 83 One of the most peppering thunder-storms which I have heard for some time.

1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer vi. 71 He was borne across the house and deposited in his own seat, under a peppering fire of giggles from the whole school.

1878 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) I. 361 We have just had a peppering little snow-shower.

2000 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 13 Sept. 23 a I was leaving that Kiwanis meeting in a peppering rain.

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

单词	peppering
释义	pepperingn. Brit. /ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see pepper v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1500s peppring. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pepper v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pepper v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of pepper v.; an instance of this; sprinkling or treating with, or as with, pepper; pelting with shot, small missiles, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > seasoning > [noun] > seasoning with pepper peppering1580 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [noun] > pelting with missiles pelta1540 pelting1608 paltinga1626 peppering1814 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > specific manners of falling mizzling1439 showering1592 pelting1608 peppering1845 pelt1887 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Poivrade, peppring. 1585 in S. Adams Househ. Accts. R. Dudley (1995) 209 For hawks' hoods, bells, peppering and tryming. 1618 S. Latham New & 2nd Bk. Falconrie xvii. 81 Vpon the receit of such a Hawke from the Cage, suddenly to make her gentle, by peppering, watching, and other such like accustomed vses. 1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile III. iv. 429 I should have given them a confounded peppering. 1814 Gonzanga v. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre III. 148 A British sailor..always ready to give the enemy a peppering. 1845 Peter Parley's Ann. 356 The peppering of the rain on the tiles and windows. 1955 Times 27 July 9/3 The sudden peppering of scientific and popular pages alike with the queer word automation. 2003 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Sport section) 76 With any luck he'll mistake one of the white hoods for a flag and give them a right good peppering. 2. A small quantity of something sprinkled or dotted about. Also: literal †a quantity of pepper (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle > speckling speckling1611 peppering1788 1788 L. MacNally Critic upon Critic (ed. 2) i. i. 18 Salt! Yes there's plenty of salt in it, and peppering too. 1861 E. D. Cook Paul Foster's Daughter iii With a plentiful peppering of blacks about their plumage. 1981 A. Fraser in K. Thear & A. Fraser Compl. Bk. Raising Livestock & Poultry viii. 214/1 They [sc. bot flies] lay their eggs on the hair of horses' legs in the summer and can be seen as a peppering of yellow dots. 1996 Sunday Tel. 4 Feb. (Mag.) 32/1 (advt.) The vast lakes of Ladoga and Onega with their pine clad shores and peppering of islands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pepperingadj. Brit. /ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɛp(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pepper v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < pepper v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier peppery adj. Now rare. That peppers (in various senses of the verb); intense, pungent; incensed; (of rain, etc.) falling heavily, pelting. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > strong, sulphurous (of language) untowen13.. largea1413 thundering1543 viperous1605 luscious1614 peppering1712 rough1750 unquotable1821 sulphurous1828 piercent1829 unrepeatable1831 bituminous1878 sultry1891 unprintable1898 four-letter1923 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy steepc1330 pissingc1475 thightc1480 pouring1577 pashing1581 sad1590 steep-down1601 solid1621 even down1622 sluicy1697 pelting1710 buck1732 steeping1774 peppering1827 sluicing1847 torrential1849 peltering1858 plumping1879 teeming1880 lashing1885 monsoonish1886 sheeting1940 1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 27 Mar. (1948) II. 525 I sent him a peppering Letter. 1794 T. Morton Children in Wood ii. iii. 33 Zounds, what a peppering storm! 1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 30 July (1941) 83 One of the most peppering thunder-storms which I have heard for some time. 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer vi. 71 He was borne across the house and deposited in his own seat, under a peppering fire of giggles from the whole school. 1878 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) I. 361 We have just had a peppering little snow-shower. 2000 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 13 Sept. 23 a I was leaving that Kiwanis meeting in a peppering rain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580adj.1712
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