单词 | discontinuing |
释义 | discontinuingn. The action of interrupting, ceasing, or putting a stop to something; cessation; interruption. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] lissc1000 ceasec1330 stintc1330 stinting1338 ceasinga1340 discontinuancea1398 cessationa1400 leaving-off?a1425 surceasingc1435 disusage1475 stop1483 staying1546 discontinuation1572 discontinuing1582 surcease1590 stintance1605 cessure1607 desisting1607 avocationa1617 desistance1632 sistencea1639 surceasementa1641 supersession1648 dispractice1673 breaking-off1683 estoppage1701 cess1703 cesser1809 shutdown1857 stoppage1865 shut-off1889 sign-off1919 1582 T. Bentley Fift Lampe Virginitie 201 Let thy diuine power direct the discontinuing of our soules captiuitie. 1610 A. Willet Hexapla in Danielem ii. 48 The troubling of his spirits argueth some interruption and discontinuing of his sleepe. 1679 H. Dodwell Separation Churches from Episcopal Govt. xvi. 387 If they discontinue their receiving that Bread.., this very discontinuing is a proportionable losing their interest in the Body. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. ii. 173 There were so many discontinuings, and so many new undertakings. 1787 New Ann. Reg. 1786 Public Papers 184/2 An act respecting..the discontinuing of duties upon the importation of tallow. 1829 London Lit. Gaz. 7 Feb. 89/3 The discontinuing of the practice of distributing the Society's annual prizes at the King's Theatre. 1876 W. S. Booth Township Man. State Minnesota (ed. 3) i. 44 A petition praying for the location of a new road or the altering or discontinuing of an old one. 1921 Telephony 18 June 23/3 On Sunday following the discontinuing of the telephone service, a committee of Bloomfield business men drove down to Lincoln. 2002 A. H. Cordesman Trag. of Arms iv. 197 Revenue..did not come in as abundantly as expected, forcing the curtailing or discontinuing of some development projects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582 |
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