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单词 promenading
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promenadingn.

Brit. /ˌprɒməˈnɑːdɪŋ/, /ˈprɒmənɑːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈˌprɑməˈˌneɪdɪŋ/, /ˈˌprɑməˈˌnɑdɪŋ/
Forms: 1500s promineding (Scottish), 1600s 1800s– promenading.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promenade n., -ing suffix1; promenade v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < promenade n. + -ing suffix1. In later use partly also < promenade v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of promenade v.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for amusement or display
terracing1786
promenading1839
1588 in D. Beveridge Culross & Tulliallan (1885) I. iv. 126 That all myddingis..be tane aff the haill gaitts and passagis..and all other promineding places of the samyne, and that the..places of promineding be clenyit of all muck.
1677 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Persian Trav. v. xxiii. 255 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. (1678) They had also a stately Church dedicated to the Virgin, where they were also wont to walk. For other place of promenading they had none.
1839 W. Chambers Tour Holland 69/1 To afford space for promenading, there is a bridge of boats across the Lahn, leading to some beautiful woody banks opposite.
1875 J. W. De Forest Playing Mischief xii. 44 I am tired of this maelstrom of promenading.
1926 Travel Nov. 59/1 (advt.) Nights of gaiety, promenading, dancing, mingling with the Latins in their favorite pleasure haunts.
1989 SKOOB Rev. Winter 14/1 From concert halls and promenading areas to a vibrant arts centre.
2004 Victorian July 11/1 The Royal Hall at Harrogate..unusually includes an ambulatory for promenading.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

promenadingadj.

Brit. /ˌprɒməˈnɑːdɪŋ/, /ˈprɒmənɑːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈˌprɑməˈˌneɪdɪŋ/, /ˈˌprɑməˈˌnɑdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promenade v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < promenade v. + -ing suffix2.
That promenades.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > going on foot > walking for amusement or display
promenading1792
parading1902
1792 Paddy Whiskey's Christmas Box 33 Or promenading, flatt'ring F—— hope, That he, mean adulator, rivals Pope.
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris viii. 125 Our countrymen..saw the promenading ladies.
1865 Reader 26 Aug. 244/2 A promenading audience is not blasé to Rossini or Mozart.
1942 Lowell (Mass.) Sun & Citizen-Leader 1 May 16/1 The river rolled lazily on April Sundays and the promenading couples filled the avenues.
1997 Big Issue 9 June 22/2 A sleepy, weathered and comforting place of seen-better-days seafront hotels, storm-cloud grey pebbles and promenading pensioners.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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