单词 | gangle |
释义 | † ganglev.1 Obsolete. intransitive. To talk excessively or noisily, to chatter. Also transitive: = jangle v. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > talk excessively or chatter chavel?c1225 babblea1250 chattera1250 clacka1250 janglea1300 ganglec1300 clapc1315 mumblec1350 blabberc1375 carp1377 tatterc1380 garre1382 rattlec1400 clatter1401 chimec1405 gabc1405 pattera1450 smattera1450 languetc1450 pratec1460 chat1483 jabber1499 clittera1529 cackle1530 prattle1532 blatter1533 blab1535 to run on pattens1546 tattle1547 prittle-prattlea1555 trattlea1555 tittle-tattle1556 quiddlea1566 brabble1570 clicket1570 twattle1573 gabble1574 prittle1583 to like to hear oneself speak, talk1597 to word it1612 deblaterate1623 tongue1624 twitter1630 snatter1647 oversay1656 whiffle1706 to gallop away1711 splutter1728 gob1770 gibble-gabble1775 palaver1781 to talk (etc.) nineteen to the dozen1785 gammon1789 witter1808 yabble1808 yaff1808 mag1810 chelp1820 tongue-pad1825 yatter1825 potter1826 chipper1829 jaw-jaw1831 buzz1832 to shoot off one's mouth1864 yawp1872 blate1878 chin1884 yap1888 spiel1894 to talk (also lie, swear, etc.) a blue streak1895 to run off at the mouth1908 chattermag1909 clatfart1913 to talk a streak1915 to run one's mouth1916 natter1942 ear-bash1944 rabbit1950 yack1950 yacker1961 to eat parrot head (also bottom)1965 yacket1969 to twat on1996 c1300 Ministry & Passion of Christ (Laud) (1873) l. 862 Ȝwane he was so wroth for Marchaundise þat he In þe temple i saiȝ, Hov wroth wole he beo with cristine Men þat gangliez In churche al dai! 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 226 Huerof zaynte pauel wyþ-nimþ þe yonge wyfmen wodewen þet were ydele and bysye to guonne an to comene, ganglinde and to moche spekinde. a1425 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Linc. Inn) (1952) l. 6133 While þey weore so in mangle Þeo Yndiens gan gangle [c1400 Laud bigonnen jangle]. 1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye sig. V4 For lak of auctoryte they gangle an old wiefes tale, that gracianus theachythe. a1794 S. Blamire in H. Lonsdale Worthies of Cumberland (1873) 81 We're not like your auld folk at hame, For ever gangle gangle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). ganglev.2 colloquial. intransitive. To move or walk in a manner characteristic of a tall, gangling person; to be gangly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > walk awkwardly > in manner of tall, gangling person gangle1909 1909 Washington Post 21 Nov. (Miscellany section) 1/5 The awkward person gangled clumsily forth. 1957 C. MacInnes City of Spades i. xi. 88 A tall gold-skinned boy came gangling gracefully across the floor. 1969 Punch 12 Feb. 247/1 Their limbs can't be called gangling because they are controlled so efficiently but they would gangle if they could. 1984 N. Mailer Tough Guys don't Dance i. 18 An image came to me..of Meeks Wardley Hilby III..gangling along in his chinos. 2006 P. McEvoy For Love or Money ix. 136 I was too squat to gangle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1c1300v.21909 |
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