assailingn.

Brit.

/əˈseɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈseɪlɪŋ/

Forms: see assail v.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assail v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < assail v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of assail v.¹ (in various senses); assault, attack; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > action of attacking

assailing1340

offencec1395

overrunning?a1425

saulting1490

oppugnation1524

oppugning1535

offension1542

affronture1549

grassation1610

aggression1630

attacking1657

strafing1915

whoop-ass1974

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > action

sailing13..

assailing1340

insultation1596

attacking1657

assaulting1675

the offensive1879

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > spiritual attack

assaulta1250

sault1297

assailing1340

impugnation1398

incoursea1440

objectionc1475

buffeting1570

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 117 We ne moȝe naȝt..þolye þe asaylinges of þe dyeule.

c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 675 Þe tour is..So depe idiched..Þat none kunnes asaylyng Ne may him deruen.

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 677 Now can Alisaundre of skirmyng,..Of assailyng and defendyng.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 15 A-saylynge, insultus.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) viii. l. 3693 Wyth stowt and manlyk assaylyng.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. iv. f. xxxiii He suffred..thinportune assailing of the temptour.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 131 By a long and gallant assailling, it fall at last into the enemies hands.

1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia (new ed.) 21 Why she should then admit him to private Discourse..considering the condition of all assaylngs [sic]..was a peece of reach and hazard, beyond my apprehension.

1665 C. de Beauvais Exercitations concerning Pure, & True, & Impure, & False Relig. 232 The assailing of the Reformed Religion of England.

1757 Revol. Modesty 114 Wait not the tender assailing of Beauty in Tears for a departing Lover.

1815 C. Lamb Let. 5 May in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1978) III. 154 Jove..tottering with the giant assailings.

1894 G. Gissing In Year of Jubilee III. v. iii. 44 By sheer force of will she overcame the malady in its physical effects, and did wonders in the assailing of its moral source.

1913 Nation 16 Oct. 352/2 The assailing of the public ear with loud noises..is universally classed as a nuisance.

1966 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 27 Feb. 32/5 Jean Genet..transcends the assailing of accepted codes; he lives beyond them.

2012 V. Purton Dickens & Sentimental Trad. (2014) ii. 25 The assailing of the virtuous female figure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

assailingadj.

Brit.

/əˈseɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈseɪlɪŋ/

Forms: see assail v.¹ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assail v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < assail v.¹ + -ing suffix².

That assails.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > attacking

assailing1528

assailant1592

assaulting1797

assaultive1955

weaponized1988

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > spiritually attacking

assailing1528

society > armed hostility > attack > [adjective] > attacking

offending1552

assaulting1567

assailant1592

attacking1662

assailing1796

1528 T. Wyatt tr. Plutarch Quyete of Mynde sig. a.iv Nat to suffre to stray the apasionate parte of the mynde,..and to suffre it to forbeare whan it is ouertwharted, with assayling affections.

1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 41 We warely batteled..Th' assayling tempter.

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 19 Why men..may not justly defend themselves against the unjust assailing warres of their Princes.

1774 T. Hull Henry II iii. 42 Teaching Virtue To gain Dominion o'er assailing Passions.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 271 Glacidas his eye Cast on the assailing host.

1841 R. W. Emerson Thoughts on Art in Dial Jan. 369 An oak-tree..being the form in nature best designed to resist a constant assailing force.

1882 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. IV. 245 The heaviest shot glanced harmlessly from the sides of the assailing vessels.

1921 A. Stringer Wine of Life xxxi. 384 He..hesitated..to sniff the assailing odours as he slowly mounted the stairs.

1954 Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. 78 367 All agree that the assailing force rushed into the fray with unparalleled gallantry.

2014 M. Hennessy Dark Secrets, Deep Bayous xxiii. 256 The sails fluttered against the assailing winds as the ship gently parted the water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	assailing
释义	assailingn. Brit. /əˈseɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈseɪlɪŋ/ Forms: see assail v.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assail v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < assail v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of assail v.¹ (in various senses); assault, attack; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] > action of attacking assailing1340 offencec1395 overrunning?a1425 saulting1490 oppugnation1524 oppugning1535 offension1542 affronture1549 grassation1610 aggression1630 attacking1657 strafing1915 whoop-ass1974 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > action sailing13.. assailing1340 insultation1596 attacking1657 assaulting1675 the offensive1879 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > spiritual attack assaulta1250 sault1297 assailing1340 impugnation1398 incoursea1440 objectionc1475 buffeting1570 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 117 We ne moȝe naȝt..þolye þe asaylinges of þe dyeule. c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 675 Þe tour is..So depe idiched..Þat none kunnes asaylyng Ne may him deruen. c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 677 Now can Alisaundre of skirmyng,..Of assailyng and defendyng. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 15 A-saylynge, insultus. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) viii. l. 3693 Wyth stowt and manlyk assaylyng. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. iv. f. xxxiii He suffred..thinportune assailing of the temptour. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 131 By a long and gallant assailling, it fall at last into the enemies hands. 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia (new ed.) 21 Why she should then admit him to private Discourse..considering the condition of all assaylngs [sic]..was a peece of reach and hazard, beyond my apprehension. 1665 C. de Beauvais Exercitations concerning Pure, & True, & Impure, & False Relig. 232 The assailing of the Reformed Religion of England. 1757 Revol. Modesty 114 Wait not the tender assailing of Beauty in Tears for a departing Lover. 1815 C. Lamb Let. 5 May in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1978) III. 154 Jove..tottering with the giant assailings. 1894 G. Gissing In Year of Jubilee III. v. iii. 44 By sheer force of will she overcame the malady in its physical effects, and did wonders in the assailing of its moral source. 1913 Nation 16 Oct. 352/2 The assailing of the public ear with loud noises..is universally classed as a nuisance. 1966 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 27 Feb. 32/5 Jean Genet..transcends the assailing of accepted codes; he lives beyond them. 2012 V. Purton Dickens & Sentimental Trad. (2014) ii. 25 The assailing of the virtuous female figure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). assailingadj. Brit. /əˈseɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈseɪlɪŋ/ Forms: see assail v.¹ and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assail v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < assail v.¹ + -ing suffix². That assails. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > attacking assailing1528 assailant1592 assaulting1797 assaultive1955 weaponized1988 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > spiritually attacking assailing1528 society > armed hostility > attack > [adjective] > attacking offending1552 assaulting1567 assailant1592 attacking1662 assailing1796 1528 T. Wyatt tr. Plutarch Quyete of Mynde sig. a.iv Nat to suffre to stray the apasionate parte of the mynde,..and to suffre it to forbeare whan it is ouertwharted, with assayling affections. 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 41 We warely batteled..Th' assayling tempter. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 19 Why men..may not justly defend themselves against the unjust assailing warres of their Princes. 1774 T. Hull Henry II iii. 42 Teaching Virtue To gain Dominion o'er assailing Passions. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 271 Glacidas his eye Cast on the assailing host. 1841 R. W. Emerson Thoughts on Art in Dial Jan. 369 An oak-tree..being the form in nature best designed to resist a constant assailing force. 1882 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. IV. 245 The heaviest shot glanced harmlessly from the sides of the assailing vessels. 1921 A. Stringer Wine of Life xxxi. 384 He..hesitated..to sniff the assailing odours as he slowly mounted the stairs. 1954 Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. 78 367 All agree that the assailing force rushed into the fray with unparalleled gallantry. 2014 M. Hennessy Dark Secrets, Deep Bayous xxiii. 256 The sails fluttered against the assailing winds as the ship gently parted the water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1340adj.1528
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