lapsingn.

/ˈlapsɪŋ/

Etymology: < lapse v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of lapse v.

a. Gliding or dropping of water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [noun] > gentle

lapsing1820

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > lapping

lapsing1820

lapping1855

lap-lap1871

lap1884

1820 L. Hunt Indicator 22 Mar. 187 In the notes of the birds and the lapsing of the water-fall.

b. In immaterial sense: The action or process of sinking or dropping; also, of falling to (a public body) as an acquisition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition

rureOE

ebbingc1200

fallc1225

declinea1327

downfallingc1330

downfalla1400

fall of mana1400

wanea1400

ruinc1405

wrack1426

inclinationc1450

declination1533

labefactation1535

ebb1555

falling off1577

declining1581

inclining1590

declension1604

downset1608

neck-breaka1658

overseta1658

lapsing1665

reducement1667

lapse1680

labefaction1792

downshift1839

subsidence1839

downgrade1857

downturn1858

downslide1889

downswing1922

turn-down1957

tail-off1975

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > [noun] > lapsing

lapse1570

lapsing1884

1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 145 The lapsing of that People to the grossest ignorance.

1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Pers. Relig. I. i. iv. 64 To reduce prayer to a form..But how to prevent..its lapsing into a form?

1884 H. Spencer in Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 727 The law-makers who provided for the ultimate lapsing of French railways to the state.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

lapsingadj.

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

a. Of water: Gliding, dropping.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [adjective] > slowly or gently

gentle1555

unspeedy1615

sullen1622

subrepent1650

lapsinga1771

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > rippling

pibling1573

purlinga1586

pipling1601

lapsinga1771

a1771 Smollett in J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. To magic murmur of lapsing streams.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. ii. 48 At twilight hour, with tritons gay, I dance upon the lapsing tides.

1826 Mirror of Months in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 893 We pass near some gently lapsing water.

1862 W. W. Story Roba di Roma (1864) xvii. 352 Rome is the city of fountains. Wherever one goes he hears the pleasant sound of lapsing water.

b. Of time: Gliding or passing away.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > [adjective] > passing or elapsing

overslippinga1522

rolling1656

by-running1674

shedding1816

elapsing1830

lapsing1841

1841 Lady F. Hastings Lay of Bell in Poems 11 Though many a lapsing year hath intervened.

1862 S. Lucas Secularia 381 Test the growth of enlightenment by lapsing centuries.

2. Sinking (into decay or depravity); failing, flagging.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > erring > [adjective] > inclined to be

sprethc1315

fraila1340

labile1447

fragilea1513

lapsing1667

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [adjective] > lapsing or lapsed

tripping1577

delapsed1622

lapsed1638

lapsing1667

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of heart > [adjective] > failing or flagging

lapsing1867

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vii. 146 The lapsing state of humane corruption.

1668 J. Howe Blessedness of Righteous Disc. (1825) 90 It is the peculiar honor and prerogative of a Deity..to be the fulcrum, the centre of a lapsing creation.

1867 G. MacDonald Poems 67 O lapsing heart! thy feeble strain Sends up the blood so spare.

Derivatives

ˈlapsingly adv. in a lapsing manner.

ΚΠ

1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 64 291 The soft moan Of billows that shoreward Are lapsingly thrown.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	lapsing
释义	lapsingn. /ˈlapsɪŋ/ Etymology: < lapse v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of lapse v. a. Gliding or dropping of water. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [noun] > gentle lapsing1820 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [noun] > lapping lapsing1820 lapping1855 lap-lap1871 lap1884 1820 L. Hunt Indicator 22 Mar. 187 In the notes of the birds and the lapsing of the water-fall. b. In immaterial sense: The action or process of sinking or dropping; also, of falling to (a public body) as an acquisition. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition rureOE ebbingc1200 fallc1225 declinea1327 downfallingc1330 downfalla1400 fall of mana1400 wanea1400 ruinc1405 wrack1426 inclinationc1450 declination1533 labefactation1535 ebb1555 falling off1577 declining1581 inclining1590 declension1604 downset1608 neck-breaka1658 overseta1658 lapsing1665 reducement1667 lapse1680 labefaction1792 downshift1839 subsidence1839 downgrade1857 downturn1858 downslide1889 downswing1922 turn-down1957 tail-off1975 society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > [noun] > lapsing lapse1570 lapsing1884 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (ed. 2) 145 The lapsing of that People to the grossest ignorance. 1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Pers. Relig. I. i. iv. 64 To reduce prayer to a form..But how to prevent..its lapsing into a form? 1884 H. Spencer in Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 727 The law-makers who provided for the ultimate lapsing of French railways to the state. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2018). lapsingadj. Etymology: < lapse v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlapsing. 1. a. Of water: Gliding, dropping. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [adjective] > slowly or gently gentle1555 unspeedy1615 sullen1622 subrepent1650 lapsinga1771 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > rippling pibling1573 purlinga1586 pipling1601 lapsinga1771 a1771 Smollett in J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. To magic murmur of lapsing streams. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho II. ii. 48 At twilight hour, with tritons gay, I dance upon the lapsing tides. 1826 Mirror of Months in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 893 We pass near some gently lapsing water. 1862 W. W. Story Roba di Roma (1864) xvii. 352 Rome is the city of fountains. Wherever one goes he hears the pleasant sound of lapsing water. b. Of time: Gliding or passing away. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [adjective] > passing or elapsing overslippinga1522 rolling1656 by-running1674 shedding1816 elapsing1830 lapsing1841 1841 Lady F. Hastings Lay of Bell in Poems 11 Though many a lapsing year hath intervened. 1862 S. Lucas Secularia 381 Test the growth of enlightenment by lapsing centuries. 2. Sinking (into decay or depravity); failing, flagging. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > erring > [adjective] > inclined to be sprethc1315 fraila1340 labile1447 fragilea1513 lapsing1667 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [adjective] > lapsing or lapsed tripping1577 delapsed1622 lapsed1638 lapsing1667 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of heart > [adjective] > failing or flagging lapsing1867 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vii. 146 The lapsing state of humane corruption. 1668 J. Howe Blessedness of Righteous Disc. (1825) 90 It is the peculiar honor and prerogative of a Deity..to be the fulcrum, the centre of a lapsing creation. 1867 G. MacDonald Poems 67 O lapsing heart! thy feeble strain Sends up the blood so spare. Derivatives ˈlapsingly adv. in a lapsing manner. ΚΠ 1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 64 291 The soft moan Of billows that shoreward Are lapsingly thrown. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1665adj.1667
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