单词 | sprottle |
释义 | sprottlev. English regional (Yorkshire and north midlands). intransitive. To struggle helplessly or ineffectually; spec. to struggle to rise. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals > lie struggling sprawlc1000 sprantle1390 sprangle14.. spraddle1632 spartle1710 grabble1736 spurl1821 sprottle1829 1829 J. Hunter Hallamshire Gloss. 85 Sprottle, to struggle with inefficacious vehemence. 1876 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 18 Nov. 3/7 The child was sprottling, and she ran out and called for assistance. 1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 97 Why do you spurt and sprottle like that, bunny? 1937 A. Uttley Ambush of Young Days iv. 65 The lamb suddenly gave a tiny wailing ‘Baa’, and tried to struggle to its feet. ‘It's sprottling. It'll be all right,’ cried Josiah, our old manservant. 2015 @BenChambers100 20 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Mark Clattenburg's hair has been the highlight thus far. That, and watching Liverpool's goalkeeper sprottling about. Derivatives ˈsprottling adj. rare ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > rolling or tumbling about > lying struggling sprawling1550 sprawly1905 sprottling1921 1921 D. H. Lawrence Tortoises 19 It goes right through him, the sprottling insect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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