plumpingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpləmpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.³, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < plump v.³ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of causing something to become plump or grow bigger; the process of becoming plump or growing bigger; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > making or becoming plump

plumping1593

plumpening1926

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 71 They shew the swellings of their mind, in the swellings and plumpings out of theyr apparrayle.

1685 J. Jackson et al. Annot. Holy Bible II. sig. D3^v To prepare the Corn for plumping, and ripening.

1702 J. Floyer Anc. Ψυχρολουσία Revived ii. 41 Hot Baths..cause the plumping up of the Habit of the Body.

1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 384/1 Among non-acid tanners the plumping of sweat stock in which there is no lime is secured in the weak acid liquors of the colouring and handling pits.

1890 R. Le Gallienne G. Meredith 85 That plumping of her exquisite proportions on bread and butter.

1918 J. Galsworthy Five Tales 77 This plumping out of what was at the back of their minds produced in Mr. Brownbee..a sort of chemical disturbance.

1922 Science 10 Nov. 548/1 A study was made of the change in degree of plumping of calf skin at different acidities and alkalinities.

1967 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 27 Mar. 8/5 Only a right slim leg can stand up to the plumping effect of bloomers.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Mar. 94/4 In recent years the industry has been battered by tales of donated skin being used for lip plumping or penis enlargement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

plumpingn.²

Brit.

/ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpləmpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < plump v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of plump v.¹ (in various senses). Now usually: the action of opting for one of two or more possibilities; spec. voting for only one candidate in an election instead of an optional two or more.

ΚΠ

1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) Fulk, to use an unfair motion of the hand in plumping at taw. School boys term.

1813 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 35 427 (heading) Plumping at Elections.

c1829 H. Miller Lett. Herring Fishery iv They [sc. herrings]..sunk with a hollow plumping noise.

1903 Sat. Rev. 4 Apr. 415/2 The method of voting..is that of the ‘general ticket’. Each voter would be required to vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies, and no voter would be allowed to give more than one vote to any candidate. This secures against the danger of ‘plumping’ in any form.

1903 Polit. Sci. Q. 18 82 Unfortunately the system of ‘plumping’..enables every small group of faddists to elect its own representative.

1953 Ann. Reg. 1952 58 The party leaders..feared that by dispersal of votes among their own supporters and organized ‘plumping’ by Bevanites the latter might be much too successful.

1974 Times 5 Apr. 4 With ‘plumping’ allowed in the election, it is possible for either group to secure a dominant position.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† plumpingn.³

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < plump n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare plumper n.³ Compare earlier clump v. 2a.

Obsolete. rare.

The sowing of seed in clumps or clusters. Cf. plumper n.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > [noun] > other systems of sowing

clovering1652

broadcast1796

plumping1844

undersowing1960

zero tillage1963

sod planting1965

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 750 The plumping mode, as this method of sowing by intervals is termed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

plumpingadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpləmpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.³, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < plump v.³ + -ing suffix².

colloquial.

That makes plump or plumper; (hence) unusually big, huge, ‘whopping’.In quot. 1903 perhaps influenced by plump v.¹ 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > exceptionally large of its kind

gurta1400

swappingc1440

swappit?a1513

strongc1540

thwacking1567

thumping1576

bouncing1579

swingeinga1592

whoppinga1625

rapping1657

spankinga1666

whisking1673

swagging1731

skelping?a1786

whacking1797

slapping1825

plumping1832

walloping1847

slashing1854

smacking1888

plonking1896

sollicking1946

1832 C. Webbe Lyric Leaves xxxvii. 88 A haunch of forest deer Made wide the narrow way to heaven..And widen'd, too, that holy man With many a plumping pound.

1875 J. W. De Forest Playing Mischief xiv. 50 But she was not so light as she looked; there was a good, plumping nine stone or so of her.

1903 ‘A. McNeill’ Egregious Eng. (ed. 3) 91 You win by the skin of your teeth or with a plumping majority, as the case may be.

1978 Guardian Weekly 2 Apr. 20/3 The Master Builder is a sexless play in which a plumping girl with an alpenstock invades the home of an elderly architect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

plumpingadj.²

Brit.

/ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpləmpɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈplʌmpɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < plump v.¹ + -ing suffix².

Scottish. rare.

Of rain: falling heavily. See plump v.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > plopping

plopping1827

plumping1879

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

1879 R. L. Stevenson Edinburgh in Portfolio 9 82 Among bleak winds and plumping rain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1593

n.²1788

n.³1844

adj.¹1832

adj.²1879

单词	plumping
释义	plumpingn.¹ Brit. /ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpləmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < plump v.³ + -ing suffix¹. The action of causing something to become plump or grow bigger; the process of becoming plump or growing bigger; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > making or becoming plump plumping1593 plumpening1926 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 71 They shew the swellings of their mind, in the swellings and plumpings out of theyr apparrayle. 1685 J. Jackson et al. Annot. Holy Bible II. sig. D3^v To prepare the Corn for plumping, and ripening. 1702 J. Floyer Anc. Ψυχρολουσία Revived ii. 41 Hot Baths..cause the plumping up of the Habit of the Body. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 384/1 Among non-acid tanners the plumping of sweat stock in which there is no lime is secured in the weak acid liquors of the colouring and handling pits. 1890 R. Le Gallienne G. Meredith 85 That plumping of her exquisite proportions on bread and butter. 1918 J. Galsworthy Five Tales 77 This plumping out of what was at the back of their minds produced in Mr. Brownbee..a sort of chemical disturbance. 1922 Science 10 Nov. 548/1 A study was made of the change in degree of plumping of calf skin at different acidities and alkalinities. 1967 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 27 Mar. 8/5 Only a right slim leg can stand up to the plumping effect of bloomers. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Mar. 94/4 In recent years the industry has been battered by tales of donated skin being used for lip plumping or penis enlargement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). plumpingn.² Brit. /ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpləmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < plump v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of plump v.¹ (in various senses). Now usually: the action of opting for one of two or more possibilities; spec. voting for only one candidate in an election instead of an optional two or more. ΚΠ 1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) Fulk, to use an unfair motion of the hand in plumping at taw. School boys term. 1813 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 35 427 (heading) Plumping at Elections. c1829 H. Miller Lett. Herring Fishery iv They [sc. herrings]..sunk with a hollow plumping noise. 1903 Sat. Rev. 4 Apr. 415/2 The method of voting..is that of the ‘general ticket’. Each voter would be required to vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies, and no voter would be allowed to give more than one vote to any candidate. This secures against the danger of ‘plumping’ in any form. 1903 Polit. Sci. Q. 18 82 Unfortunately the system of ‘plumping’..enables every small group of faddists to elect its own representative. 1953 Ann. Reg. 1952 58 The party leaders..feared that by dispersal of votes among their own supporters and organized ‘plumping’ by Bevanites the latter might be much too successful. 1974 Times 5 Apr. 4 With ‘plumping’ allowed in the election, it is possible for either group to secure a dominant position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † plumpingn.³ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < plump n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare plumper n.³ Compare earlier clump v. 2a. Obsolete. rare. The sowing of seed in clumps or clusters. Cf. plumper n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > [noun] > other systems of sowing clovering1652 broadcast1796 plumping1844 undersowing1960 zero tillage1963 sod planting1965 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 750 The plumping mode, as this method of sowing by intervals is termed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). plumpingadj.¹ Brit. /ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpləmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.³, -ing suffix². Etymology: < plump v.³ + -ing suffix². colloquial. That makes plump or plumper; (hence) unusually big, huge, ‘whopping’.In quot. 1903 perhaps influenced by plump v.¹ 5. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > exceptionally large of its kind gurta1400 swappingc1440 swappit?a1513 strongc1540 thwacking1567 thumping1576 bouncing1579 swingeinga1592 whoppinga1625 rapping1657 spankinga1666 whisking1673 swagging1731 skelping?a1786 whacking1797 slapping1825 plumping1832 walloping1847 slashing1854 smacking1888 plonking1896 sollicking1946 1832 C. Webbe Lyric Leaves xxxvii. 88 A haunch of forest deer Made wide the narrow way to heaven..And widen'd, too, that holy man With many a plumping pound. 1875 J. W. De Forest Playing Mischief xiv. 50 But she was not so light as she looked; there was a good, plumping nine stone or so of her. 1903 ‘A. McNeill’ Egregious Eng. (ed. 3) 91 You win by the skin of your teeth or with a plumping majority, as the case may be. 1978 Guardian Weekly 2 Apr. 20/3 The Master Builder is a sexless play in which a plumping girl with an alpenstock invades the home of an elderly architect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). plumpingadj.² Brit. /ˈplʌmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpləmpɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈplʌmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < plump v.¹ + -ing suffix². Scottish. rare. Of rain: falling heavily. See plump v.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > plopping plopping1827 plumping1879 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 1879 R. L. Stevenson Edinburgh in Portfolio 9 82 Among bleak winds and plumping rain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1593n.²1788n.³1844adj.¹1832adj.²1879
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