单词 | stooping |
释义 | stoopingn. 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. CompoundsΘΚΠ 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. 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. 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). 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). < n.1398adj.c1290 |
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