loveringn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌv(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈləv(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < lover n.² + -ing suffix¹.

The action of behaving as a lover; courting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun]

dauntingc1400

coying1580

ingling1610

lovering1848

canoodling1859

the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun]

wooingc1000

wouhlechec1230

wouhlechunga1250

love work?a1300

love-druryc1300

love playc1390

suitc1475

lovemakinga1500

loveshipc1500

suiting1568

courtship1600

courting1607

suitoringa1640

amouring1675

sparking1804

sprunting1823

lovering1848

twosing1940

1848 C. Darwin Let. 22 May in Corr. (1988) IV. 144 He has some lovering with some rich lady.

1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 22 Lovering, making love, courting.

1907 Daily Chron. 27 Nov. 3/3 Where the schoolboy demands gore in his books, she asks for ‘lovering’, as she calls it.

1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress i. ii. 20 Between these two young people no actual word of love had yet been spoken. Their lovering had advanced by glance and touch alone.

1922 C. Orr Kate Curlew xi. 178 She's nae objections to a bit of lovering behind her sister's coats.

1997 K. Loggins & J. Loggins Unimaginable Life ix. 341 Then I can ‘check out’ of mothering and into ‘lovering’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

loveringadj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌv(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈləv(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < lover n.² + -ing suffix². Compare earlier lovering n.

That behaves as a lover; courting.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. ix. 169 People like the lovering couple usually stayed out..for long hours on end.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lovering
释义	loveringn. Brit. /ˈlʌv(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈləv(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < lover n.² + -ing suffix¹. The action of behaving as a lover; courting. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] dauntingc1400 coying1580 ingling1610 lovering1848 canoodling1859 the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] wooingc1000 wouhlechec1230 wouhlechunga1250 love work?a1300 love-druryc1300 love playc1390 suitc1475 lovemakinga1500 loveshipc1500 suiting1568 courtship1600 courting1607 suitoringa1640 amouring1675 sparking1804 sprunting1823 lovering1848 twosing1940 1848 C. Darwin Let. 22 May in Corr. (1988) IV. 144 He has some lovering with some rich lady. 1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 22 Lovering, making love, courting. 1907 Daily Chron. 27 Nov. 3/3 Where the schoolboy demands gore in his books, she asks for ‘lovering’, as she calls it. 1919 J. Galsworthy Saint's Progress i. ii. 20 Between these two young people no actual word of love had yet been spoken. Their lovering had advanced by glance and touch alone. 1922 C. Orr Kate Curlew xi. 178 She's nae objections to a bit of lovering behind her sister's coats. 1997 K. Loggins & J. Loggins Unimaginable Life ix. 341 Then I can ‘check out’ of mothering and into ‘lovering’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). loveringadj. Brit. /ˈlʌv(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈləv(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lover n.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < lover n.² + -ing suffix². Compare earlier lovering n. That behaves as a lover; courting.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. ix. 169 People like the lovering couple usually stayed out..for long hours on end. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848adj.1926
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