zephyringadj.

Brit.

/ˈzɛf(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈzɛf(ə)rɪŋ/

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

Etymology: Partly < zephyr n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < zephyr v. + -ing suffix¹.

Somewhat rare.

Attended by or characterized by zephyrs; blowing gently or mildly like a zephyr.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind) > gently

whiffling1568

zephyring1821

1821 R. S. Hawker Tendrils 64 There was a time, When the soft zephyring spring came joyfully.

1861 E. L. F. Poems 53 The zephyring breeze the sound had caught.

1995 Cruising World Jan. 57/1 The steady stream of smoke..picks up every zephyring cat's-paw.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zephyring
释义	zephyringadj. Brit. /ˈzɛf(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈzɛf(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zephyr n., zephyr v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < zephyr n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < zephyr v. + -ing suffix¹. Somewhat rare. Attended by or characterized by zephyrs; blowing gently or mildly like a zephyr. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind) > gently whiffling1568 zephyring1821 1821 R. S. Hawker Tendrils 64 There was a time, When the soft zephyring spring came joyfully. 1861 E. L. F. Poems 53 The zephyring breeze the sound had caught. 1995 Cruising World Jan. 57/1 The steady stream of smoke..picks up every zephyring cat's-paw. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1821
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