falling downn.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈdaʊn/,

/ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈdaʊn/

Inflections: Plural fallings down, falling downs.

Forms: see falling n.¹ and down adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: falling n.¹, down adv.

Etymology: < falling n.¹ + down adv., after to fall down at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare downfalling n.

The action of to fall down at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1 (in various senses); an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > a fall

fallc1175

falling downc1350

downfall1556

occase1609

tumble1716

c1350 Ayenbite (1866) App. 269 (MED) Zykere hy byeþ of zuyche lyue..þet..non uallynge doun ssolle habbe.

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 502 A commune tokne forsothe of birstynges..is..apperynge of þe fallynge downe of some þing in þe codde.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) viii. l. 24 (MED) To reherse the sodeyn fallyng doun [of princes].

1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca Opprimi ruina, to be slayne with the fallyng downe of some thynge.

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Catarrhe..the Catarre or fallyng downe of humours.

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 206 That..causeth the falling downe of the Arse-gut..except the Surgeon be very carefull, diligent, and ready handed.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis ix. 253 The greatest mischief afflicting the Townsmen, was the falling down of Towers.

1711 J. Marten Treat. Venereal Dis. (ed. 7) i. iv. 105 Men troubled with sharp, scorbutick Humours upon the Privities, fallings down of the Fundament, Fistula's in Ano, [etc.].

1788 W. Gordon Hist. Independence U.S.A. IV. vi. 110 Upon the falling down of the British forces to the mouth of the river..the marquis discovered no small activity in counteracting them.

1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. I Blepharoptosis, a prolapsion, or falling down of the upper eyelid, so as to cover the cornea.

1870 G. M. Towle Amer. Soc. II. viii. 152 The horses are decked with bells, and after the accidental slippings and fallings down, screaming and joking, the party starts off.

1920 Men's Wear Rev. Jan. 35/2 Too many uninformed people have imagined that by some miraculous falling down of manna from heaven the high cost of living will be reduced.

1950 Science 10 Mar. 263/1 This would be too great a falling down on their responsibilities to be tolerated.

2015 M.-Y. Lee et al. in M. Zhou et al. Contemp. Issues Syst. Sci. & Engin. xx. 715 Regular walking or falling down of human beings could be simulated by using biped robots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	falling down
释义	falling downn. Brit. /ˌfɔːlɪŋ ˈdaʊn/, U.S. /ˌfɔlɪŋ ˈdaʊn/, /ˌfɑlɪŋ ˈdaʊn/ Inflections: Plural fallings down, falling downs. Forms: see falling n.¹ and down adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: falling n.¹, down adv. Etymology: < falling n.¹ + down adv., after to fall down at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare downfalling n. The action of to fall down at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1 (in various senses); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > a fall fallc1175 falling downc1350 downfall1556 occase1609 tumble1716 c1350 Ayenbite (1866) App. 269 (MED) Zykere hy byeþ of zuyche lyue..þet..non uallynge doun ssolle habbe. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 502 A commune tokne forsothe of birstynges..is..apperynge of þe fallynge downe of some þing in þe codde. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) viii. l. 24 (MED) To reherse the sodeyn fallyng doun [of princes]. 1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca Opprimi ruina, to be slayne with the fallyng downe of some thynge. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Catarrhe..the Catarre or fallyng downe of humours. 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 206 That..causeth the falling downe of the Arse-gut..except the Surgeon be very carefull, diligent, and ready handed. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis ix. 253 The greatest mischief afflicting the Townsmen, was the falling down of Towers. 1711 J. Marten Treat. Venereal Dis. (ed. 7) i. iv. 105 Men troubled with sharp, scorbutick Humours upon the Privities, fallings down of the Fundament, Fistula's in Ano, [etc.]. 1788 W. Gordon Hist. Independence U.S.A. IV. vi. 110 Upon the falling down of the British forces to the mouth of the river..the marquis discovered no small activity in counteracting them. 1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. I Blepharoptosis, a prolapsion, or falling down of the upper eyelid, so as to cover the cornea. 1870 G. M. Towle Amer. Soc. II. viii. 152 The horses are decked with bells, and after the accidental slippings and fallings down, screaming and joking, the party starts off. 1920 Men's Wear Rev. Jan. 35/2 Too many uninformed people have imagined that by some miraculous falling down of manna from heaven the high cost of living will be reduced. 1950 Science 10 Mar. 263/1 This would be too great a falling down on their responsibilities to be tolerated. 2015 M.-Y. Lee et al. in M. Zhou et al. Contemp. Issues Syst. Sci. & Engin. xx. 715 Regular walking or falling down of human beings could be simulated by using biped robots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1350
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