alliteratingadj.

Brit.

/əˈlɪtəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈlɪdəˌreɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alliterate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < alliterate v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier alliterative adj.

That alliterates; characterized by or employing alliteration.

ΚΠ

1752 B. Thornton Have at You All 16 Jan. 62 Lady Pentweazle..first began the confab, by assuring Mrs. Termagant, (in the figurative alliterating antithetical stile, which her Ladyship is so fond of) that [etc.].

1846 T. Wright Ess. Middle Ages I. i. 14 In the Saxon poetry..the first line often contains but one alliterating word.

1883 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 4 481 A. Leicht..discusses the question of the authorship of the alliterating metres of Boethius.

1915 Musical Q. 1 267 Out of these scraps of Wagnerian musical language a musical broth was concocted with the help of alliterating poets which became more and more distasteful to the public.

1959 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 58 434 The two alliterating staves, one in each half-line, have a definite structural function.

2006 A. McCaffrey & E. A. Scarborough Changelings (2007) ii. 25 I think those alliterating names for twins are just a bit on the cutesy side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alliterating
释义	alliteratingadj. Brit. /əˈlɪtəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈlɪdəˌreɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alliterate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < alliterate v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier alliterative adj. That alliterates; characterized by or employing alliteration. ΚΠ 1752 B. Thornton Have at You All 16 Jan. 62 Lady Pentweazle..first began the confab, by assuring Mrs. Termagant, (in the figurative alliterating antithetical stile, which her Ladyship is so fond of) that [etc.]. 1846 T. Wright Ess. Middle Ages I. i. 14 In the Saxon poetry..the first line often contains but one alliterating word. 1883 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 4 481 A. Leicht..discusses the question of the authorship of the alliterating metres of Boethius. 1915 Musical Q. 1 267 Out of these scraps of Wagnerian musical language a musical broth was concocted with the help of alliterating poets which became more and more distasteful to the public. 1959 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 58 434 The two alliterating staves, one in each half-line, have a definite structural function. 2006 A. McCaffrey & E. A. Scarborough Changelings (2007) ii. 25 I think those alliterating names for twins are just a bit on the cutesy side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1752
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