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单词 crickling
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cricklingn.1

Brit. /ˈkrɪkl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈkrɪklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkrɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: crackling n.
Etymology: Alteration of crackling n., probably with imitative motivation, the higher vowel being intended to convey a sharper cracking sound. Compare crickle-crackle n., crick-crack n., crick v.1, and later crickle v., crickle n.2
rare.
A thin, sharp crackling sound. Cf. crickle n.2
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [noun] > crack or snap
crackingc1290
cracka1400
crickling1584
crick-crack1600
snap1611
snapping1812
crickle1914
1584 J. Dee Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 93 The frame of the Stone gave a crickling, no hand touching it.
1921 S. V. Benét Beginning of Wisdom i. 3 It is pleasant to..turn back to the quiet crickling of the coals.
2007 Daily Oklahoman (Nexis) 15 Jan. (State and regional news section) At night, all you hear is the crickling and crackling of falling trees.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cricklingn.2

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: crick n.1, -ling suffix1.
Etymology: < crick n.1 + -ling suffix1, perhaps by association with crickling n.1 Compare later crickle n.1
Obsolete. rare.
A muscular ache or pain; a feeling of stiffness in the muscles. Cf. crickle n.1
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a1644 F. Quarles Virgin Widow (1649) iv. i. 48 Has any Courtier lost his haire? Or finds a crickling in his hammes?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

cricklingadj.

Brit. /ˈkrɪkl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈkrɪklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkrɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: crickle v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < crickle v. + -ing suffix2.
That makes a succession of thin, sharp sounds; that crickles. Cf. crickle v.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > crackling
crackling1567
decrepitating1819
crinkly1826
splintering1828
crumpling1854
crepitant1855
crackly1859
crickling1873
1873 T. Marzials Gallery of Pigeons 58 Dowsabella, through the silence, crackled through the crickling sedge.
1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. iv. ii. 296 We kept ourselves awake watching the crickling rain and the drip of our paddles.
1897 J. Y. Gray in A. Reid Bards of Angus & Mearns 200 Hoo dear unto me soonds its [sc. the Vinney Burn's] low cricklin' croon, Garrin' a' my heart thrab wi' the sowf o' its tune.
1998 J. Pommy-Vega Mad Dogs Trieste (2000) 241 Crickling knees of a cricket in dry grass.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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