circlingn.

/ˈsəːklɪŋ/

Etymology: < circle v.

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a. Formation of a circle or circles.

b. quasi-concrete. A circular formation.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > circularity > a circle > a circular formation

circling1430

row1576

ring1587

rounda1600

circularity1646

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xiii Within the cerclynge of her eyen bryght was paradise.

1646 A. Henderson in Macrie Life (1846) 54 While Archimedes was drawing his figures and circlings in the sand.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 176 Diving swans appear Above the crystal circlings white and clear.

a. Movement in a circle; revolution.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle

umganga1300

umganginga1340

circlingc1440

compassing1530

circuition1533

circulation1535

round1539

circumgyration1606

rounding1612

circuling1647

circuiting1659

circumagitation1660

circuity1770

ringing1868

milling1874

circumfluence1881

ring-a-ring1922

mill1961

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 453/2 Serclynge, Circulacio.

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. Aa In the circlings of the fore-said River.

1864 Glasg. Daily Herald 24 Sept. I don't see how circling with the trawl among drift-nets should do any harm.

1877 L. Morris Epic of Hades iii. 40 The circling of the suns.

b. spec. (See quot.)

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1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxxiii. 536 The savages attacked in the manner known as ‘circling’—that is, riding round and round the whites, hanging on the opposite side of their horses so as to be shielded.

†3. = circuition n. 2.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > periphrasis or circumlocution

circumlocution?1518

ambage1532

periphrasis1533

circuition1542

circuit1552

notation1555

compassing1580

periphrase1589

ambush1601

encompassment1604

circumambulation1606

circling1623

perambulationa1652

roundaboutness1810

roundaboutation1812

ambagiosity1819

circumambulating1837

peripherization1926

1623 W. Sclater Quæstion of Tythes 9 Say if you can without circling.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

circlingadj.

Etymology: formed as circle v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcircling.

a. Encircling.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [adjective]

circumjacent1490

circumstant1545

circumvoisin1548

environing?a1560

encompassing1571

ambient1572

succingent1578

embracing1590

circling1594

girdling1598

circumdant1600

rounding1600

all round?1611

circumferent1620

circumsistent1625

circuiting1632

circulating1632

encircling1632

surrounding1637

begirting1645

circumambient1648

circumstantial1650

girding1658

skirtingc1735

entwining1737

circumadjacent1780

belting1808

engirdling1843

encyclic1850

engirding1852

zoning1853

roundaboutc1860

begirding1877

wraparound1957

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iv. 19 Her two branches..Whose cyrcling shadowes, Kings haue sought to sleepe in.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad xi, in Whole Wks. Homer 156 Their world circling Sire, (Great Neptune).

1701 D. Defoe True-born Englishman ii. 50 He dwelt in Bright Maria's Circling Arms.

1877 F. J. Furnivall Leopold Shakspere Introd. 117 See the town nestle under its circling hills.

b. Forming a circle; ranged in a circle.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > forming a circle or ring

circling1724

round1783

1724–7 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. Ded. Treat a' the circling lugs wi' sound.

1733 J. Swift On Poetry 17 To whom the Tribe of circling Wits, As to an Oracle submits.

1799 R. Southey Sonn. x Scarce doth..The elder yet its circling tufts put forth.

1849 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 17 My station whence the circling land Lies mapped and pictured wide below.

2. Moving in a circle; revolving.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [adjective] > moving in circle

circularc1450

round1565

circumfluent1583

circling1599

circumferential1610

circumferent1620

circulating1632

compassing1638

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circumambient1648

ambient1655

surrounding1657

gyrous1688

rounding1708

whirl-about1786

circumgyratory1835

gyrant1844

circuiting1886

roundwisea1930

the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [adjective] > passing round

circlinga1839

1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. E^v Ile in these meddowes make a cerckling walke.

1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. Introd. 11 How circling Motion doth swift time divide.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 57 Now too soon for us the circling hours This dreaded time have compast.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 7 Thou merriest soul That ever loved the circling bowl!

†3. circling boy n. ‘a species of roarer; one who in some way drew a man into a snare, to cheat or rob him’ (Nares). Obsolete slang.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > decoy

stale1526

barnardc1555

barnacle1591

setter1591

tumbler1602

circling boy1631

moon-curser1673

sweetener1699

stool1825

stool-pigeon1830

bonnet1831

buttoner1839

button1851

steerer1873

plugger1886

shillaber1913

shill1916

1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iv. iii. 57 in Wks. II One Val Cutting, that helpes Captaine Iordan to roare, a circling boy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	circling
释义	circlingn. /ˈsəːklɪŋ/ Etymology: < circle v. 1. Thesaurus » a. Formation of a circle or circles. b. quasi-concrete. A circular formation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > circularity > a circle > a circular formation circling1430 row1576 ring1587 rounda1600 circularity1646 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xiii Within the cerclynge of her eyen bryght was paradise. 1646 A. Henderson in Macrie Life (1846) 54 While Archimedes was drawing his figures and circlings in the sand. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 176 Diving swans appear Above the crystal circlings white and clear. 2. a. Movement in a circle; revolution. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle umganga1300 umganginga1340 circlingc1440 compassing1530 circuition1533 circulation1535 round1539 circumgyration1606 rounding1612 circuling1647 circuiting1659 circumagitation1660 circuity1770 ringing1868 milling1874 circumfluence1881 ring-a-ring1922 mill1961 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 453/2 Serclynge, Circulacio. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. Aa In the circlings of the fore-said River. 1864 Glasg. Daily Herald 24 Sept. I don't see how circling with the trawl among drift-nets should do any harm. 1877 L. Morris Epic of Hades iii. 40 The circling of the suns. b. spec. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxxiii. 536 The savages attacked in the manner known as ‘circling’—that is, riding round and round the whites, hanging on the opposite side of their horses so as to be shielded. †3. = circuition n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > periphrasis or circumlocution circumlocution?1518 ambage1532 periphrasis1533 circuition1542 circuit1552 notation1555 compassing1580 periphrase1589 ambush1601 encompassment1604 circumambulation1606 circling1623 perambulationa1652 roundaboutness1810 roundaboutation1812 ambagiosity1819 circumambulating1837 peripherization1926 1623 W. Sclater Quæstion of Tythes 9 Say if you can without circling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2020). circlingadj. Etymology: formed as circle v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcircling. 1. a. Encircling. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [adjective] circumjacent1490 circumstant1545 circumvoisin1548 environing?a1560 encompassing1571 ambient1572 succingent1578 embracing1590 circling1594 girdling1598 circumdant1600 rounding1600 all round?1611 circumferent1620 circumsistent1625 circuiting1632 circulating1632 encircling1632 surrounding1637 begirting1645 circumambient1648 circumstantial1650 girding1658 skirtingc1735 entwining1737 circumadjacent1780 belting1808 engirdling1843 encyclic1850 engirding1852 zoning1853 roundaboutc1860 begirding1877 wraparound1957 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iv. 19 Her two branches..Whose cyrcling shadowes, Kings haue sought to sleepe in. View more context for this quotation 1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad xi, in Whole Wks. Homer 156 Their world circling Sire, (Great Neptune). 1701 D. Defoe True-born Englishman ii. 50 He dwelt in Bright Maria's Circling Arms. 1877 F. J. Furnivall Leopold Shakspere Introd. 117 See the town nestle under its circling hills. b. Forming a circle; ranged in a circle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > forming a circle or ring circling1724 round1783 1724–7 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. Ded. Treat a' the circling lugs wi' sound. 1733 J. Swift On Poetry 17 To whom the Tribe of circling Wits, As to an Oracle submits. 1799 R. Southey Sonn. x Scarce doth..The elder yet its circling tufts put forth. 1849 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 17 My station whence the circling land Lies mapped and pictured wide below. 2. Moving in a circle; revolving. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [adjective] > moving in circle circularc1450 round1565 circumfluent1583 circling1599 circumferential1610 circumferent1620 circulating1632 compassing1638 circuline1647 circumambient1648 ambient1655 surrounding1657 gyrous1688 rounding1708 whirl-about1786 circumgyratory1835 gyrant1844 circuiting1886 roundwisea1930 the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [adjective] > passing round circlinga1839 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. E^v Ile in these meddowes make a cerckling walke. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. Introd. 11 How circling Motion doth swift time divide. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 57 Now too soon for us the circling hours This dreaded time have compast. View more context for this quotation a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 7 Thou merriest soul That ever loved the circling bowl! †3. circling boy n. ‘a species of roarer; one who in some way drew a man into a snare, to cheat or rob him’ (Nares). Obsolete slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > decoy stale1526 barnardc1555 barnacle1591 setter1591 tumbler1602 circling boy1631 moon-curser1673 sweetener1699 stool1825 stool-pigeon1830 bonnet1831 buttoner1839 button1851 steerer1873 plugger1886 shillaber1913 shill1916 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iv. iii. 57 in Wks. II One Val Cutting, that helpes Captaine Iordan to roare, a circling boy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1430adj.1594
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