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单词 stooping
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stoopingn.

/ˈstuːpɪŋ/
Etymology: < stoop v.1 + -ing suffix1.
The action of the verb, in its various senses; an instance of this.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > bending down
stooping1398
inclining?a1425
bent1584
bending1597
bowing1617
deflection1665
the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [noun] > in a stoop
stooping1398
the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [noun] > other actions
checkc1430
tiringc1450
rifler1486
canceleer1599
coast1614
gurgiting1614
raling1618
stooping1653
casta1793
the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [noun] > habitual
stooping1754
the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > tracking or detecting by odour
scenting1855
stooping1897
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xiii. 320 In aege..the planete mars disposyth to stowpynge and crokydnesse.
c1412 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1019 Stomak is on whom stowpyng..Annoyeth soore.
?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda 1481 Nay, then, I see, my stooping makes her proud.
1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xix. 65 Looking towards the point of the Island from whence the Kite came, we perceived divers others, that in their flying made many stoopings.
1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) v. 34 As to the carriage of your person, be particularly careful..not to get a habit of stooping.
1789 M. Underwood Treat. Dis. Children (rev. ed.) II. 51 The height which he may have lost in consequence of that stooping which the disorder had induced.
1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 583/1 (Hunting, fox) Stooping (of hounds), putting their noses to the ground. A hound is said to stoop to a scent when he has once taken to speaking to it.

Compounds

stooping-horse n. Obsolete = stalking-horse n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > motive > specious motive or pretext
coloura1393
coverturec1440
pretexta1535
pretencea1538
stalking-horse1579
stale1580
face1647
stooping-horse1659
stall1851
1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 22 (note) Counterfeit Religion is made a mere stooping horse of.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

stoopingadj.

/ˈstuːpɪŋ/
Etymology: < stoop v.1 + -ing suffix2.
That stoops.
1.
a. Of the body, head, shoulders, etc., also of the posture: Bowing down, inclining or leaning forward; chiefly, having a habitual stoop, as from age or infirmity.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adjective] > bending > in a stoop
stoopingc1290
c1290 Clement 238 in S. Eng. Leg. 330 Pouere and stoupinde and miseise, he bi-gan to siken sore.
c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 494 Whan tendre youthe hath wedded stoupyng age.
1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 223 Hey vprerid shuldris; the body Sumwhate Stowpynge.
1538 T. Elyot Dict. Cernuus, stowpynge or lookynge downewarde.
1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid (1562) viii. sig. B.bj Ye king him self of stoupyng age Eneas next him toke for mate.
1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 47 How farre off from the minde of Bulling. It is, such crimson tempest should bedrench..King Richards land: My stooping duety tenderly shall shew. View more context for this quotation
1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica viii. xv. 172 They can make..the Foole wise, The stooping Straight.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 123 Mrs. Tabitha Bramble is..flat-chested, and stooping.
1807 J. Barlow Columbiad iii. 115 Forbear to tell my stooping sire His darling hopes have fed a coward fire.
1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf iv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 79 Getting up from his stooping posture.
1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 93 The usurer with stooping walk pretends not to see them.
1908 W. Churchill Mr. Crewe's Career vii. 95 Mr. Crewe was ushered out by the stooping Secretary.
in combination.1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie i. iii. sig. Bv He doats, he is stooping old, and shortly must die.
b. Of things: Inclined from the perpendicular.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping
pyramidala1398
shoringc1503
slopec1503
pitching1519
current?1523
battering1589
pitched1594
aslope1599
sloping1610
shelving1615
stooping1621
raking1665
sloped1683
shedding1688
slopy1740
raked1948
1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis v. 137 Wandring in the Ort-yard, simply shee [sc. Ceres] Pluckt a Pomegranet from the stooping Tree.
1915 Glasgow Herald 28 May 8 On the farther side (seen by me past the shoulder of a dark alder and stooping scrub of hazels..upon the nearer bank).
2. Of a person's fortunes: Declining. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > falling from prosperous or thriving condition
drooping1553
downhill1565
downfalling1573
declining1597
stooping1608
sinking1612
waninga1616
deliquescent1937
1608 Yorkshire Trag. sig. B3 A good and sure reliefe To al his stooping fortunes.
1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 659/1 K. Henries fortunes in France were desperately stooping.
3. Of a bird of prey: That is making its stoop.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > birds > bird of prey > [adjective] > swooping
stooping1754
swapping1821
1754 A. Boyer Great Theater Honour (ed. 2) 116 Stooping (is said of a Bird of Prey that makes a stoop at the Game), Fondant.
1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags viii. 59 The wide pleasant moors where..the stooping wild birds cried all the livelong day.

Derivatives

ˈstoopingly adv. with the body bent or bowed down.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adverb]
stoopingly1530
bendingly1839
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 842/2 Stowpyngly, en cambrant.
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. lxx Gibbositas... In englysh it is named crokydnes of the backe or shoulders makynge a man to go stoupyngly.
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 240 We may safely folow the Scripture, whiche as with a motherly pace goeth stoupyngly [L. submissius graditur], least it shoulde forsake our weakenesse.
1825 New Monthly Mag. 14 130 He walks stoopingly.
1871 Daily News 21 June The well-known figure, somewhat stoopingly, progressed to the seat apportioned.
1906 E. V. Lucas Listener's Lure 63 The giant stoopingly emerged from the back compartment.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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