harpingn.

/ˈhɑːpɪŋ/

Etymology: < harp v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of harp v.; playing upon the harp; the sound of the playing of a harp.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > [noun] > playing harp

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c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxv. §6 He hi hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12073 Þer wes harepinge [c1300 Otho harping] and song.

13.. K. Alis. 1043 Pipyng, and eke taboryng, Sytolyng, and ek harpyng.

c1425 Thomas of Erceld. 315 [Thomas] saide ‘harpynge kepe I none, ffor tonge es chefe of mynstralsye’.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes Pref. 3 A Chorus of Heavenly Harpings and Song b[e]tween.

1803 R. Heber Palestine 6 Mysterious harpings swell the midnight gale.

2. figurative. (See harp v. 2, 3.)

ΚΠ

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Lii He..dyd fall, From harping [printed harpig] on that stryng, to fayre flattring spech.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 229 Continual harpings upon the same string.

1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. v. 385 He was evidently the wit of the family,..making infinite merriment by harpings upon old themes.

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. ix. 171 The Examiner..persisted in harping on his own one idea.

3. Verses, poetry, ‘song’.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > [noun] > poems or poems collectively

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poetryc1395

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harping1819

1819 Ld. Byron Proph. Dante i. 144 And yet my harpings will unfold a tale.

a1854 H. Reed Lect. Brit. Poets (1857) ix. 323 The evil spirit..charmed to rest by the harpings of his muse.

Compounds

†harping glee n. harp music.

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7251 Sampson..was sle on harpingleu [Gött. harping glew, Trin. Cambr. harp glew].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

harpingadj.

Etymology: < harp v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈharping.

That harps or plays on a harp. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > [adjective] > playing harp

harping1641

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 39 A sevenfold Chorus of halleluja's and harping symphonies.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xix. 360 In the open space..stood a glee-man, a dancing, harping..fellow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	harping
释义	harpingn. /ˈhɑːpɪŋ/ Etymology: < harp v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of harp v.; playing upon the harp; the sound of the playing of a harp. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > [noun] > playing harp harpingc888 c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxv. §6 He hi hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12073 Þer wes harepinge [c1300 Otho harping] and song. 13.. K. Alis. 1043 Pipyng, and eke taboryng, Sytolyng, and ek harpyng. c1425 Thomas of Erceld. 315 [Thomas] saide ‘harpynge kepe I none, ffor tonge es chefe of mynstralsye’. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes Pref. 3 A Chorus of Heavenly Harpings and Song b[e]tween. 1803 R. Heber Palestine 6 Mysterious harpings swell the midnight gale. 2. figurative. (See harp v. 2, 3.) ΚΠ 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Lii He..dyd fall, From harping [printed harpig] on that stryng, to fayre flattring spech. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 229 Continual harpings upon the same string. 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. v. 385 He was evidently the wit of the family,..making infinite merriment by harpings upon old themes. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. ix. 171 The Examiner..persisted in harping on his own one idea. 3. Verses, poetry, ‘song’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > [noun] > poems or poems collectively makinga1393 poetryc1395 rhymea1400 poetryc1475 line?1566 numbers1579 harping1819 1819 Ld. Byron Proph. Dante i. 144 And yet my harpings will unfold a tale. a1854 H. Reed Lect. Brit. Poets (1857) ix. 323 The evil spirit..charmed to rest by the harpings of his muse. Compounds †harping glee n. harp music. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7251 Sampson..was sle on harpingleu [Gött. harping glew, Trin. Cambr. harp glew]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2020). harpingadj. Etymology: < harp v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈharping. That harps or plays on a harp. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing stringed instrument > [adjective] > playing harp harping1641 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 39 A sevenfold Chorus of halleluja's and harping symphonies. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xix. 360 In the open space..stood a glee-man, a dancing, harping..fellow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c888adj.1641
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