rainingn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈreɪnɪŋ/

Forms: see rain v. and -ing suffix¹.

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

Etymology: < rain v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier rain n.¹, and also raining adj.

The action of rain v.; the occurrence of rain; that which is rained. Also in extended and figurative use.

ΚΠ

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. Z.iii As shinyng sunne refreshe the frutes when rainyng gins to cease.

1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 59^v The like may be sayd of the raining of blood, the which had so much frighted the people in the yeres passed.

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. M1 No floud by raining slaketh.

c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 218 The day being sa ranye that scantlie hagbutis mycht schute for rainyn.

1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xliii. 18 The heart is astonished at the raining of it [sc. snow] .

1633 P. Fletcher Elisa 117 in Purple Island So high her eye-banks swell'd with endlesse raining.

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler vii. 152 Cardanas undertakes to give reason for the raining of Frogs.

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 83 He that can swallow the raining of Frogs.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Rain Preternatural rains, such as the raining of stones, of dust, of blood..and the like.

1785 G. Washington Diaries II. 415 The wind having shifted to the eastward in the night it commenced a fine raining again.

1818 J. Keats Lett. (1891) 127 I saw her wrappit in her hood Frae wind and raining.

1881 W. S. Blunt Love Sonnets of Proteus xxii. 28 Ah, love, I thirst, but not for heaven's raining.

1900 S. Phillips Herod i. 11 But O, the raining of the blooms.

1943 Yale Law Jrnl. 53 70 We raise umbrellas when it rains and lower them when the raining stops.

1974 E. C. Hargrove Power Mod. Presidency vi. 196 The raining of bombs on Hanoi was really irrelevant to people and not seen as a moral question.

1991 M. Connell Against Peacock Sky (BNC) 86 The air was breathlessly still, spent with raining, and coils of midges spiralled silently up and down.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rainingadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈreɪnɪŋ/

Forms: see rain v. and -ing suffix².

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

Etymology: < rain v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier rainy adj.

Rainy; producing rain; falling as rain. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy

rainyOE

rainingc1400

droppinga1415

pluvious?1440

rainful1484

weeping1600

droppy1635

slattering1648

dripping1699

drippy1818

softish1855

feechie1975

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 382 (MED) Never cowþe stynt Þe roȝe raynande ryg.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccvii. 244 The season was sore reyning and weyt.

1647 T. Fuller Good Thoughts in Worse Times i. viii. 18 An Husbandman at Plow, in a very raining day.

a1743 R. Savage Wks. (1775) II. 204 Thick as Egyptian clouds of raining flies..Minutes, Memoirs, Views and Reviews appear.

1797 Encycl. Brit. VII. 460 Freezing Rain, or Raining Ice, a very uncommon kind of shower.

1824 T. Hood Wks. (1862–3) I. 126 Earth inherits the rich melody Like raining music from the morning cloud.

1829 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 15 170 Raining Trees... There has been found in Brazil a tree the young branches of which drop water.

a1859 W. C. Roscoe Poems & Ess. (1860) I. 58 The spirit whom he loved..Yearns to wipe off the raining tears.

1942 D. Thomas Let. May (1987) 498 But sometimes, on raining, nostalgic Sunday afternoons..it would..be good to sprawl back in one's own bourgeois chair.

1974 Nature 10 May 134/2 There was, however, a raining cloud some 200 km in diameter, which moved under the balloon when the large fields were observed.

1996 C. J. Stone Fierce Dancing x. 159 I saw the young man's glasses swiped from his face and his front teeth break under the raining blows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	raining
释义	rainingn. Brit. /ˈreɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈreɪnɪŋ/ Forms: see rain v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rain v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rain v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier rain n.¹, and also raining adj. The action of rain v.; the occurrence of rain; that which is rained. Also in extended and figurative use. ΚΠ 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. Z.iii As shinyng sunne refreshe the frutes when rainyng gins to cease. 1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 59^v The like may be sayd of the raining of blood, the which had so much frighted the people in the yeres passed. 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. M1 No floud by raining slaketh. View more context for this quotation c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 218 The day being sa ranye that scantlie hagbutis mycht schute for rainyn. 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xliii. 18 The heart is astonished at the raining of it [sc. snow] . View more context for this quotation 1633 P. Fletcher Elisa 117 in Purple Island So high her eye-banks swell'd with endlesse raining. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler vii. 152 Cardanas undertakes to give reason for the raining of Frogs. View more context for this quotation 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 83 He that can swallow the raining of Frogs. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Rain Preternatural rains, such as the raining of stones, of dust, of blood..and the like. 1785 G. Washington Diaries II. 415 The wind having shifted to the eastward in the night it commenced a fine raining again. 1818 J. Keats Lett. (1891) 127 I saw her wrappit in her hood Frae wind and raining. 1881 W. S. Blunt Love Sonnets of Proteus xxii. 28 Ah, love, I thirst, but not for heaven's raining. 1900 S. Phillips Herod i. 11 But O, the raining of the blooms. 1943 Yale Law Jrnl. 53 70 We raise umbrellas when it rains and lower them when the raining stops. 1974 E. C. Hargrove Power Mod. Presidency vi. 196 The raining of bombs on Hanoi was really irrelevant to people and not seen as a moral question. 1991 M. Connell Against Peacock Sky (BNC) 86 The air was breathlessly still, spent with raining, and coils of midges spiralled silently up and down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rainingadj. Brit. /ˈreɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈreɪnɪŋ/ Forms: see rain v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rain v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < rain v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier rainy adj. Rainy; producing rain; falling as rain. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy rainyOE rainyOE rainingc1400 droppinga1415 pluvious?1440 rainful1484 weeping1600 droppy1635 slattering1648 dripping1699 drippy1818 softish1855 feechie1975 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 382 (MED) Never cowþe stynt Þe roȝe raynande ryg. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccvii. 244 The season was sore reyning and weyt. 1647 T. Fuller Good Thoughts in Worse Times i. viii. 18 An Husbandman at Plow, in a very raining day. a1743 R. Savage Wks. (1775) II. 204 Thick as Egyptian clouds of raining flies..Minutes, Memoirs, Views and Reviews appear. 1797 Encycl. Brit. VII. 460 Freezing Rain, or Raining Ice, a very uncommon kind of shower. 1824 T. Hood Wks. (1862–3) I. 126 Earth inherits the rich melody Like raining music from the morning cloud. 1829 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 15 170 Raining Trees... There has been found in Brazil a tree the young branches of which drop water. a1859 W. C. Roscoe Poems & Ess. (1860) I. 58 The spirit whom he loved..Yearns to wipe off the raining tears. 1942 D. Thomas Let. May (1987) 498 But sometimes, on raining, nostalgic Sunday afternoons..it would..be good to sprawl back in one's own bourgeois chair. 1974 Nature 10 May 134/2 There was, however, a raining cloud some 200 km in diameter, which moved under the balloon when the large fields were observed. 1996 C. J. Stone Fierce Dancing x. 159 I saw the young man's glasses swiped from his face and his front teeth break under the raining blows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1557adj.c1400
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