quiddlingn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪdl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈkwɪdlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪd(ə)lɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < quiddle v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier quibbling n.

U.S. Now rare.

The action of quiddle v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chattering

chaveling?c1225

janglingc1330

jangleryc1374

tatteringc1380

ganglinga1387

clatteringc1400

babbling?c1430

languetingc1450

pratinga1470

cackling1530

prattling1530

tattling1547

gaggling1548

clicketing1575

twattling1577

clacking1594

gabbling1599

blattering1604

snuttering1693

futileness1727

rattling1753

gabbering1798

magginga1800

yaffing1815

deblateration1817

tattlement1837

nattering1859

spieling1859

yattering1859

chatteration1862

quiddling1870

windjamming1886

waffling1958

motormouthing1981

1832 N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. at Quiddle Quiddling.

1857 Christian Inquirer 3 Jan. 1/5 The habit of mental quiddling has been strengthened, and the man is much less fit than at the beginning to do any intellectual labor.

1858 N. Amer. Rev. July 252 The small niceties,—the quiddling of versification,—so necessary to artistic perfection.

1870 H. Stevens Bibl. Histor. Introd. 14 He indulged in..bibliographical quiddling about the mechanical and manufacturing points of the books.

1916 G. M. Searle Truth About Christian Sci. vii. 111 There is not too much practical danger of quiddling..in this matter of soul-sickness, which is commonly called 'sin'.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

quiddlingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪdl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈkwɪdlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪd(ə)lɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < quiddle v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier quibbling adj.

U.S. Now rare.

Given to or characterized by quiddling; consisting of or concerned with minute or insignificant detail; fussy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [adjective]

chisa700

estfula1000

esquaymous1303

squeamousc1325

overnicec1350

curiousc1380

dangerousc1386

delicatea1393

preciousc1395

nicec1400

skigc1400

over-delicatea1425

daintethc1430

ticklec1456

quaint1483

dauncha1500

pickinga1500

feat?1529

elegant?1533

queasy1545

fine1546

fine-fingered1549

fastidious?1555

fine-mouthed1559

chary1567

weamish1571

saucy1573

dainty1576

superfine1576

niced1577

overcurious1579

nicing1581

fineish1582

prick-me-dainty1583

daint1590

finical1592

tiptoe-nice1593

nice1594

nicking1598

choice1601

squeamish1608

marchpane1609

hypercritical1611

particular1616

finicking1661

overcritical1667

just so1696

penurious1703

fal-lal1747

ogertful1754

nackety1756

quiddling1789

pernickety1808

pershittie1808

taffety1814

hypercritic1820

faddy1824

finicky1825

meticulous1827

daintified1834

squeamy1838

picksome1855

choosey1862

picky1867

hyperaesthetic1879

persnickety1885

précieux1891

perskeet1897

tasty1905

Nice Nelly1922

perfectionist1942

snicketya1960

perfectionistic1968

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial

eathlyc890

lighteOE

littleOE

small?c1225

singlec1449

easy1474

triflous1509

naughty1526

slender1530

slight1548

shrimpish1549

slipper1567

truanta1572

toyous1581

trivious1583

mean1585

silly1587

nicea1594

puny?1594

puisne1598

pusill1599

whindling1601

sapless1602

non-significant1603

poor1603

unsignificant1603

flea-bite1605

perishing1605

lank1607

weightless1610

fonda1616

penny farthing1615

triviala1616

unweighty1621

transitory1637

twattling1651

inconsiderate1655

unserious1655

nugal1656

small drink1656

slighty1662

minute1668

paddling1679

snitling1682

retail1697

Lilliputian1726

vain1731

rattletrap1760

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

underling1804

venial1806

lightweight1809

floccinaucical1826

small-bore1833

minified1837

trantlum1838

piffling1848

tea-tabular1855

potty1860

whipping-snapping1861

tea-gardeny1862

quiddling1863

twaddling1863

fidgeting1865

penny ante1865

feather-weighted1870

jerkwater1877

midget1879

mimsy1880

shirttail1881

two-by-four1885

footle1894

skittery1905

footery1929

Mickey Mouse1931

chickenshit1934

minoritized1945

marginal1952

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

little league1962

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

1789 F. Ames Let. 4 Apr. in Wks. (1854) I. 32 I am inclined to believe, that there is in every popular assembly a strong resemblance of character—the same refining, quiddling scepticism.

1838 E. L. Follen Sketches of Married Life 54 You know Mr. Brush, who is a very sensible man, but very particular and quiddling.

1863 W. Phillips Speeches vii. 181 Lawyers, bound by quiddling technicalities.

1880 Scribner's Monthly June 227/1 Bold, strong, free from quiddling lines, they hold with a firm grasp the conceptions of the artist.

1998 Tempo No. 207. 46 They do little to alter the stereotype of his reputation as a reactionary parlour-balladeer, musically quiddling or grandiloquent in style.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quiddling
释义	quiddlingn. Brit. /ˈkwɪdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈkwɪdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪd(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiddle v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < quiddle v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier quibbling n. U.S. Now rare. The action of quiddle v. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > chattering chaveling?c1225 janglingc1330 jangleryc1374 tatteringc1380 ganglinga1387 clatteringc1400 babbling?c1430 languetingc1450 pratinga1470 cackling1530 prattling1530 tattling1547 gaggling1548 clicketing1575 twattling1577 clacking1594 gabbling1599 blattering1604 snuttering1693 futileness1727 rattling1753 gabbering1798 magginga1800 yaffing1815 deblateration1817 tattlement1837 nattering1859 spieling1859 yattering1859 chatteration1862 quiddling1870 windjamming1886 waffling1958 motormouthing1981 1832 N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. at Quiddle Quiddling. 1857 Christian Inquirer 3 Jan. 1/5 The habit of mental quiddling has been strengthened, and the man is much less fit than at the beginning to do any intellectual labor. 1858 N. Amer. Rev. July 252 The small niceties,—the quiddling of versification,—so necessary to artistic perfection. 1870 H. Stevens Bibl. Histor. Introd. 14 He indulged in..bibliographical quiddling about the mechanical and manufacturing points of the books. 1916 G. M. Searle Truth About Christian Sci. vii. 111 There is not too much practical danger of quiddling..in this matter of soul-sickness, which is commonly called 'sin'. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quiddlingadj. Brit. /ˈkwɪdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈkwɪdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪd(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiddle v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < quiddle v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier quibbling adj. U.S. Now rare. Given to or characterized by quiddling; consisting of or concerned with minute or insignificant detail; fussy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [adjective] chisa700 estfula1000 esquaymous1303 squeamousc1325 overnicec1350 curiousc1380 dangerousc1386 delicatea1393 preciousc1395 nicec1400 skigc1400 over-delicatea1425 daintethc1430 ticklec1456 quaint1483 dauncha1500 pickinga1500 feat?1529 elegant?1533 queasy1545 fine1546 fine-fingered1549 fastidious?1555 fine-mouthed1559 chary1567 weamish1571 saucy1573 dainty1576 superfine1576 niced1577 overcurious1579 nicing1581 fineish1582 prick-me-dainty1583 daint1590 finical1592 tiptoe-nice1593 nice1594 nicking1598 choice1601 squeamish1608 marchpane1609 hypercritical1611 particular1616 finicking1661 overcritical1667 just so1696 penurious1703 fal-lal1747 ogertful1754 nackety1756 quiddling1789 pernickety1808 pershittie1808 taffety1814 hypercritic1820 faddy1824 finicky1825 meticulous1827 daintified1834 squeamy1838 picksome1855 choosey1862 picky1867 hyperaesthetic1879 persnickety1885 précieux1891 perskeet1897 tasty1905 Nice Nelly1922 perfectionist1942 snicketya1960 perfectionistic1968 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 1789 F. Ames Let. 4 Apr. in Wks. (1854) I. 32 I am inclined to believe, that there is in every popular assembly a strong resemblance of character—the same refining, quiddling scepticism. 1838 E. L. Follen Sketches of Married Life 54 You know Mr. Brush, who is a very sensible man, but very particular and quiddling. 1863 W. Phillips Speeches vii. 181 Lawyers, bound by quiddling technicalities. 1880 Scribner's Monthly June 227/1 Bold, strong, free from quiddling lines, they hold with a firm grasp the conceptions of the artist. 1998 Tempo No. 207. 46 They do little to alter the stereotype of his reputation as a reactionary parlour-balladeer, musically quiddling or grandiloquent in style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832adj.1789
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