topplingn.

Brit.

/ˈtɒpl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈtɒplɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɑp(ə)lɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < topple v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of topple v. (in various senses), esp. of knocking something over or removing a government or person in authority from power. Also with over.

ΚΠ

1746 T. Tomkyns tr. G. de La Motte Gen. Treat. Midwifry xxiii. 94 If this toppling happens at all, it does not to all children..since otherwise they would all come with the head first.

1848 Ragged School Union Mag. June 9 The toppling of European thrones, and the wreck of continental nations.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xv. 179 The crunching and grinding, the dashing of the water, the gurgling of the eddies, and the toppling over of the nicely-poised ice-tables.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Nov. 32/1 It was April of 1990, just a few months after the toppling of the Berlin wall.

2013 Star (Nairobi) (Nexis) 9 Feb. That it was impactful in the toppling of unjust regimes and tyrannical governments is a credit to the existence of social media.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

topplingadj.

Etymology: < topple v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtoppling.

That topples.

1. Overhanging or leaning as if about to fall.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > leaning over

leaning1697

overleaning1763

toppling1804

1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 259 Back from the toppling edge his fancy shrinks.

1817 Ld. Byron Manfred i. ii. 74 Ye toppling crags of ice! Ye avalanches, whom a breath draws down.

1883 J. A. Symonds Ital. Byways v. 83 The storm-clouds..climbing the heavens with toppling castle towers.

2. Falling headlong (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [adjective] > falling steeply or swiftly

precipitate1614

precipitious1638

precipitant1667

toppling1812

plummeting1934

1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. (ed. 3) 93 Jill..Head over heels begins his toppling [ed. 1 (1812) tippling] track.

1884 R. Browning Pillar at Sebzevar in Ferishtah's Fancies 14 Gain, to-day, Was toppling loss to-morrow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	toppling
释义	topplingn. Brit. /ˈtɒpl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈtɒplɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɑp(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: topple v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < topple v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of topple v. (in various senses), esp. of knocking something over or removing a government or person in authority from power. Also with over. ΚΠ 1746 T. Tomkyns tr. G. de La Motte Gen. Treat. Midwifry xxiii. 94 If this toppling happens at all, it does not to all children..since otherwise they would all come with the head first. 1848 Ragged School Union Mag. June 9 The toppling of European thrones, and the wreck of continental nations. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xv. 179 The crunching and grinding, the dashing of the water, the gurgling of the eddies, and the toppling over of the nicely-poised ice-tables. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Nov. 32/1 It was April of 1990, just a few months after the toppling of the Berlin wall. 2013 Star (Nairobi) (Nexis) 9 Feb. That it was impactful in the toppling of unjust regimes and tyrannical governments is a credit to the existence of social media. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). topplingadj. Etymology: < topple v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtoppling. That topples. 1. Overhanging or leaning as if about to fall. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > leaning over leaning1697 overleaning1763 toppling1804 1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 259 Back from the toppling edge his fancy shrinks. 1817 Ld. Byron Manfred i. ii. 74 Ye toppling crags of ice! Ye avalanches, whom a breath draws down. 1883 J. A. Symonds Ital. Byways v. 83 The storm-clouds..climbing the heavens with toppling castle towers. 2. Falling headlong (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [adjective] > falling steeply or swiftly precipitate1614 precipitious1638 precipitant1667 toppling1812 plummeting1934 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. (ed. 3) 93 Jill..Head over heels begins his toppling [ed. 1 (1812) tippling] track. 1884 R. Browning Pillar at Sebzevar in Ferishtah's Fancies 14 Gain, to-day, Was toppling loss to-morrow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1746adj.1804
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