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单词 quagging
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quaggingadj.

Brit. /ˈkwaɡɪŋ/, /ˈkwɒɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwæɡɪŋ/, /ˈkwɑɡɪŋ/
Forms: 1600s quaging, 1600s 1800s– quagging.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quag v.1, -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < quag v.1 + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier quaggy adj.
= quaggy adj. (in either sense). Now rare.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] > quaking bog
quicka1300
quaggy1596
quagginga1627
quagmired1793
the world > life > the body > bodily substance > flesh > [adjective] > flabby
flaggya1565
flappy1598
quaggy1611
flaccid1620
quagginga1627
pendulous1822
slummocky?1861
a1627 H. Shirley in G. Anstruther Vaux of Harrowden (1953) iii. iv. 425 And forth he sturdy Corpes hee launches Wth Quiuering thighes and Quaging paunches.
1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 32 Much like unto a privy dungeon For quagging Scutt of baud to lunge on.
1832 R. Brindley Compend. Naval Archit. ix. 144 The quagging sand bank.
1870 C. H. Spurgeon Metrop. Tabernacle Pulpit XV. 51 A quagging bog.
1962 R. Skelton Dark Window 46 She bends to straighten nylons; quagging buttocks shake.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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