wimplingn.

Forms: In Middle English wimlunge.

Etymology: < wimple v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwimpling.

†1. The wearing of a wimple. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing headgear

wimpling?c1225

hoodingc1575

wiggism1821

?c1225 Ancrene Riwle (Cleo.: Scribe B) (1972) 308 (note) Ancren summe sungið in ha[re] wim [p] lunge na lesse þene lefd[is].

2. The winding or meandering of a stream; also, rippling.

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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > [noun] > meandering

wimplinga1758

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > rippling

popplingc1575

horror1598

rippling1600

cockling1629

wimplinga1758

ripple?1760

jabble1831

a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1800) II. 426 Its wimplings [ Wks. (1851) III. 94 whimplings] led by nature's hand.

1863 J. S. Le Fanu House by Church-yard III. xvii. 182 Those tender and pleasant dimples, like the wimpling of a well.

1893 Jos. Thomson in Biogr. (1896) 288 The wimpling of the burns over stony beds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

wimplingadj.

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

1. Veiling, concealing.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective]

concealing1421

hiding1483

veiling?1591

palliative1611

shrouding1623

muffling1638

maskinga1652

screening?a1656

wimpling1747

secretive1830

secludinga1851

hideaway1876

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > and concealing

veiling?1591

shrouding1623

muffling1638

wimpling1747

1747 G. Ridley Psyche xi That wimpling Slough shall fall like Filth away.

1817 W. Scott Harold ii. ii. 44 Where wimpling tissue from the gaze The form half hides.

2. Winding, meandering (esp. of streams); also, rippling. Also transferred in poetic use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adjective] > bending or winding

winding1555

straying1585

crankling1596

meandrian1608

tortive1609

meandered1612

serpentine1615

snailing1615

meandering1617

meandrous1639

meandric1658

wandering1667

wimpling1721

spiral1796

circumvolutory1834

wormy1869

twistering1872

twistified1872

twistical1890

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > having specific kind of course > full of bends

meandry1614

meandering1617

wriggling1640

wimpling1721

windabout1889

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > rippling

pirling1581

rippling1589

wimpling1721

riffling1754

ripply1775

braided1885

wimpled1909

1721 A. Ramsay Robert Richy & Sandy 28 Wimpling Waters which in Latium flow.

1786 R. Burns Poems 23 Guid, auld Scotch Drink! Whether thro' wimplin worms thou jink, Or, richly brown, team owre the brink.

1827 G. H. Taylor Excurs. Village Curate 50 The old brook with its whimpling current.

1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline ii. ii. 18 Along the wimpling waves of their margin,..flocks of pelicans waded.

1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers II. viii. i. 294 The solitude..is only broken by the wimpling sound of the burns.

1877 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1967) 69 How he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing In his ecstasy.

1894 S. R. Crockett Lilac Sunbonnet i The wimpling lane.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	wimpling
释义	wimplingn. Forms: In Middle English wimlunge. Etymology: < wimple v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwimpling. †1. The wearing of a wimple. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing headgear wimpling?c1225 hoodingc1575 wiggism1821 ?c1225 Ancrene Riwle (Cleo.: Scribe B) (1972) 308 (note) Ancren summe sungið in ha[re] wim [p] lunge na lesse þene lefd[is]. 2. The winding or meandering of a stream; also, rippling. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > [noun] > meandering wimplinga1758 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > rippling popplingc1575 horror1598 rippling1600 cockling1629 wimplinga1758 ripple?1760 jabble1831 a1758 A. Ramsay Poems (1800) II. 426 Its wimplings [ Wks. (1851) III. 94 whimplings] led by nature's hand. 1863 J. S. Le Fanu House by Church-yard III. xvii. 182 Those tender and pleasant dimples, like the wimpling of a well. 1893 Jos. Thomson in Biogr. (1896) 288 The wimpling of the burns over stony beds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). wimplingadj. Etymology: < wimple v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwimpling. 1. Veiling, concealing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] concealing1421 hiding1483 veiling?1591 palliative1611 shrouding1623 muffling1638 maskinga1652 screening?a1656 wimpling1747 secretive1830 secludinga1851 hideaway1876 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > and concealing veiling?1591 shrouding1623 muffling1638 wimpling1747 1747 G. Ridley Psyche xi That wimpling Slough shall fall like Filth away. 1817 W. Scott Harold ii. ii. 44 Where wimpling tissue from the gaze The form half hides. 2. Winding, meandering (esp. of streams); also, rippling. Also transferred in poetic use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > bending or winding winding1555 straying1585 crankling1596 meandrian1608 tortive1609 meandered1612 serpentine1615 snailing1615 meandering1617 meandrous1639 meandric1658 wandering1667 wimpling1721 spiral1796 circumvolutory1834 wormy1869 twistering1872 twistified1872 twistical1890 the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > having specific kind of course > full of bends meandry1614 meandering1617 wriggling1640 wimpling1721 windabout1889 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > rippling pirling1581 rippling1589 wimpling1721 riffling1754 ripply1775 braided1885 wimpled1909 1721 A. Ramsay Robert Richy & Sandy 28 Wimpling Waters which in Latium flow. 1786 R. Burns Poems 23 Guid, auld Scotch Drink! Whether thro' wimplin worms thou jink, Or, richly brown, team owre the brink. 1827 G. H. Taylor Excurs. Village Curate 50 The old brook with its whimpling current. 1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline ii. ii. 18 Along the wimpling waves of their margin,..flocks of pelicans waded. 1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers II. viii. i. 294 The solitude..is only broken by the wimpling sound of the burns. 1877 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1967) 69 How he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing In his ecstasy. 1894 S. R. Crockett Lilac Sunbonnet i The wimpling lane. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.?c1225adj.1721
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