sustainingn.
/səˈsteɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /səˈsteɪnɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun]
abstinencea1382
sustaininga1382
refrenationa1500
forbearance1597
abstentiona1656
refrainment1713
abstainment1819
absistence1881
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. ii. 3 Susteyne þe susteynyngis of god [L. sustine sustentaciones Dei], be þou wiþioyned to god & suffre.
a1425 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (New Coll. Oxf.) (1850) Rom. iii. 26 Susteyninge [L. sustentatione; c1384 Douce 369(2) Jhesu Crist. Whom God purposide an helpere by feith in his blood..for remiscioun of bifore goynge synnes, in the sustentacioun, or beringe vp, of God, to the schewynge of his riȝtwysnesse in this tyme].
2. The action of sustain v. (in various senses). Also: an instance or the result of this.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun]
sustaining1395
sustenancea1398
sustentation?a1425
stinea1475
supportation1496
support1594
supporture1609
fulciment1640
undersustentation1650
the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood
substancec1384
maintenance1389
sustenance1389
sustentation1389
sustaining1395
findingc1400
uphold1439
retainment1449
exhibition?a1475
entertainment?c1475
upholdingc1480
entertaininga1492
sustenation1496
support1561
alimentation1590
alimony1622
enablement1626
subsisting1698
keep1801
life support1852
palimony1977
the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > as dependent on sustenance > means of life
bylivec1000
sustenancec1300
sustaining1395
sap1526
livinga1538
maintenance1540
life-breath1597
support1599
subsistence1606
through-bearing1705
the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > causing to continue or endure
sustaining1395
the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > supporting
bearinga1387
maintaininga1387
sustaining1395
supportinga1450
underpropping1586
backing1598
upholding1605
through-bearing1656
the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun] > action of suffering
sufferingc1340
tholinga1400
sufferance1426
pain taking1528
sustaining1594
underbearing1597
perpessiona1603
undergoing1612
enduring1659
squirming1804
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > resolute resistance > enduring with resistance
sustaining1726
Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1911) 26 749 Susteynininge [sic] of felowis bi forme of þe gospel þat ben able to performe þe office of þe gospel in good lyuynge.
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. ii. 894 For sadnes of þe..grounde þe herbe haþ grenenesse in roote and susteynynge of þe stalk in þe rerynge þerof.
a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2765 Though he lye in strawe or dust In hoope is all his susteynyng.
a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1906) ii. 438 To the susteynyng of the masse of oure lady seynt marye.
c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 13 It is nede summe tymes to haue a susteynynge..that myghte not be doon with a boon, but with a gristle, as þe nose & þe ere.
1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 159 The Susteynyng & fortyfying of the seid dokke & gates of the same.
?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Dij Demaunde. Wherfore are the bones made? Answere. Bycause they shulde be the foundacyon of all the body & susteynynge therof.
1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. L2v Short time seems long, in sorrowes sharp sustayning . View more context for this quotation
1607 S. Hieron Back-parts of Iehouah in Wks. (1620) I. 170 Without Whose gracious sustaining he should soone returne vnto his first nothing.
1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xv. ii. 562 The brace-bone serves for the sustaining of the muscles, and not of the bodie, as the legge bone doth.
1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 76/1 Provisions necessary for the sustaining of a Siege.
1792 Universal Mag. Jan. 42/1 The sustaining of much trouble, and the commission of much sin!
1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. i. 95 Every one knows how needful the atmosphere is for the sustaining of animal and vegetable life.
1893 Athenæum 2 Dec. 767/3 The sustaining of her strong personality..is no easy task.
1898 A. R. Wells Little Serm. for One 20 To be sure, we are helped by great deliverances, but..not nearly so much as by the little..sustainings.
1973 Gramophone Sept. 528/1 The sustaining of the final B flat brings just a hint of strain.
1998 Rep. Cases Court of Session, Scotl.: Outer House Cases 2 July (Lexis) Neither counsel referred me to any authorities relating to..the sustaining of loss in questions of prescription, particularly where the onset of injury was said to be latent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
sustainingadj.
/səˈsteɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /səˈsteɪnɪŋ/ 1.
a. That sustains someone or something; that provides sustenance or support. Also: that produces a sustained action (only in sustaining battery n. at Compounds).In quot. ?c1425: (perhaps) engendering or bringing forth life; cf. sustentive adj.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [adjective]
sustaining?c1425
affirmative?1504
supportable1531
upholding1553
supportive1593
supportful1610
underpropping1614
subjunctive1656
buttressing1672
supportative1803
upholdatory1829
sustenant1874
hand-holding1920
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserving in being or maintaining
sustaining?c1425
sustentative1629
sustentive1662
establishing1668
supporting1681
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [adjective] > supporting part
sustaining?c1425
?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 509 I trowe wel þat some susteynynge [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. sustentyue; L. sustentativa] vertue byleueþ in þe priue stone, and namely spiritual and influxyf.
1573 G. Gascoigne & F. Kinwelmersh Iocasta v. ii, in G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 150 Hir aged yeares..Stoode most in neede of your sustaining helpe?
1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xviii. 6 Darnell and all the idle weedes that grow, In our sustayning, corne. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 219 On their sustaining garments not a blemish, But fresher then before. View more context for this quotation
1692 W. Bates Funeral Serm. Richard Baxter 29 We cannot have any solid and sustaining Hope in our Death.
1723 J. Reynolds Inq. State & Œcon. Angelical Worlds 50 Rely upon the sustaining Power and Favour of the blessed God.
1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. x. x. 360 In thy tomb will be deposited all that to me could render existence supportable, every frail chance of happiness, every sustaining hope.
1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna v. lvi. 126 Melons, and dates, and figs, and many a root Sweet and sustaining.
1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iii. 107 The many children fair Folded in my sustaining arms.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xv. 594 The sustaining power of high religious principle.
1901 ‘L. Malet’ Hist. Richard Calmady i. v. 37 The sustaining power of costume, whether it take the form of ballet-skirt or monk's frock.
1996 Hispanic Rev. 64 159 There, in a sustaining symbolic landscape, he finds pastoral repose.
b. Architecture and Civil Engineering. That supports or holds up a building, earthwork, etc. Frequently in sustaining wall. Cf. supporting adj. 2.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supporting
bearingOE
portativea1500
supporting1591
shoring1622
stutted1638
supportive1665
firmamental1696
sustinent1704
support1778
sustaining1814
self-supporting1832
1814 E. W. Brayley London & Middlesex II. 267 The Dome itself is completely sound..a circumstance that must be regarded as demonstrative of the admirable manner in which it is constructed, particularly when considered in reference to the very considerable settlement that took place among the sustaining piers.
1842 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 5 95/1 The meaning of the technical terms of ‘retaining’ and ‘sustaining’ walls was—when a wall was used either to support water or earth artificially put together.
a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 281 A narrow vault..which is not necessarily of the same curvature as the sustaining arches.
1910 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers 70 402 The void in the ‘centering’ is filled from the material in the sustaining arch.
1983 F. Sears Rom. Archit. vi. 115 Running parallel with and outside this sustaining wall was the exterior wall of the building.
2009 M. Chacon Archit. Stone 211 Riprap..stones thrown together without order to form a foundation or sustaining wall.
2. U.S. Designating radio or television broadcasting which is paid for by the broadcaster rather than through sponsorship or advertising. Contrasted with commercial. Now chiefly historical.
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society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [noun] > types of
news bulletin1857
news summary1875
police message1886
newsflash1904
headline1908
play-by-play1909
feature1913
spot ad1916
magazine1921
news1923
time signal1923
outside broadcast1924
radiocast1924
amateur hour1925
bulletin1925
serial1926
commentary1927
rebroadcast1927
school broadcast1927
feature programme1928
trailer1928
hour1930
schools broadcast1930
show1930
spot advertisement1930
spot announcement1930
sustaining1931
flash1934
newscast1934
commercial1935
clambake1937
remote1937
repeat1937
snap1937
soap opera1939
sportcast1939
spot commercial1939
daytimer1940
magazine programme1941
season1942
soap1943
soaper1946
parade1947
public service announcement1948
simulcasting1949
breakfast-time television1952
call-in1952
talkathon1952
game show1953
kidvid1955
roundup1958
telenovela1961
opt-out1962
miniseries1963
simulcast1964
soapie1964
party political1966
novela1968
phone-in1968
sudser1968
schools programme1971
talk-in1971
God slot1972
roadshow1973
trail1973
drama-doc1977
informercial1980
infotainment1980
infomercial1981
kideo1983
talk-back1984
indie1988
omnibus1988
teleserye2000
kidult-
1931 F. A. Arnold Broadcast Advertising 31 Sustaining programs are those which are prepared and paid for exclusively by the broadcasting station and in which the advertiser has no participation whatever.
1941 K. R. Dyke in G. L. Sumner et al. Adjusting Sales Appeals 9 News programs, both sustaining and commercial, have attained new significance and importance.
1945 Billboard 2 June 21/2 Six of the orchestras do commercial broadcasting, nine of the symphonic groups do sustaining broadcasting with a fee.
1961 S. P. Lawton Mod. Broadcaster 85 The network contracts themselves,..and the agreements for carrying sustaining programs, all play an important part in the make-up of schedules of affiliate stations.
2009 H. R. Slotten Radio's Hidden Voice 107 NBC sold sustaining programs to affiliates.
Compounds
sustaining battery n. now historical and rare a voltaic battery that delivers a constant electric current for an extended period.
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1837 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 3 410 (heading) ‘On the Application of a New Principle in the Construction of Voltaic Batteries, by means of which an equally powerful current may be sustained for any period required; with a description of a sustaining battery recently exhibited at the Royal Institution.’ By Frederick W. Mullins, Esq.
1869 J. H. Pepper Cyclopædic Sci. Simplified 310 The title of sustaining battery is well maintained. The writer has seen them in use, and rough use too, and found that they gave a distinct current for months.
1988 Social Stud. Sci. 18 393 E. S. Clarke in 1838..proposed a number of modifications to Mullins's Sustaining Battery which avoided some remaining corrosion problems and made the apparatus more compact.
sustaining pedal n. (a) originally = sostenuto pedal n. at sostenuto adj. and n. Additions; (b) (now also) the right pedal of the piano, which when depressed raises the dampers from all the strings, allowing them to vibrate freely in sympathy with any notes being played (also called damper, loud, or sustain pedal).
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > pedal > soft or shifting
soft pedal1819
sustaining pedal1879
celeste1880
shifting pedal1880
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > pedal > other pedals
sustaining pedal1879
janizary pedal1900
1879 Musical Times 20 184 By the additional Third or Sustaining Pedal the player is enabled to produce the most striking harmonical effects.
1911 H. E. Krehbiel Pianoforte & its Music iii. 47 On some pianofortes there is a third pedal between the other two, called the Tone Sustaining Pedal, the action of which is to withhold the damper from the string or strings struck just before the depression of the pedal.
1922 A. H. Lindo Pedalling in Pianoforte Music i. 14 Students..are frequently told that it [sc. the right pedal] should be called, not the ‘loud’, but the ‘sustaining’ pedal.
1976 Gramophone Dec. 1016/2 The Gieseking is..an object-lesson..in how to do without the sustaining-pedal as a prop.
2008 K. L. Walton Marvelous Images 206 Use of the sustaining pedal can lessen slightly a tone's diminuendo.
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