| 单词 | whithering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈwhithering ˈwhithering n. (also wuthering, etc.) a rushing, whizzing, blustering. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [noun] > violent swengOE stirringc1000 routc1400 whither?a1505 whithering1787 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [noun] > rushing sound rushinga1398 rusha1500 whither?a1505 whithering1787 rushingness1833 whoop1840 whoo1842 whooping1884 whooing1890 whoof1898 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > whizz whither?a1505 whizzing1607 whizz1620 whithering1787 zip1850 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Whithering, a sudden great sound. 1879 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1967) 80 If a wuthering of his palmy snow-pinions scatter a colossal smile Off him, but meaning motion fans fresh our wits with wonder. 1951 J. Strachey Man on Pier 20 The routine hours that are without inspiration in a day—those spent in buying stamps for letters, in filing receipts, in the dreary wuthering of machineries, in the changings from place to place. ˈwhithering ˈwhithering adj. (also wuthering, etc.) rushing, whizzing, etc.; also, very large or vigorous (cf. thumping adj., whopping adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong ranka1250 whirling1382 hurlingc1400 whithering1513 headling?1518 vehement1528 heady1562 headlongc1565 precipitant1649 precipitate1654 torrent1667 precipitous1681 tearing1765 torrentuous1840 whirlwind1865 torrential1877 Gadarene1895 rocketing1952 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > extremely vigorous Herculean1596 humming1654 whithering1828 survigrous1835 all out1893 whizz-bang1919 full out1920 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. ix. 29 Ȝoung Hippocaon..A quhidderand arrow leit spang fra the string. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Bii They heare the whiddering Boreas bolde. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) He's a girt withering tike. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. i. 4 Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. ‘Wuthering’ being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed, in stormy weather. < as lemmas |
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