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单词 messengering
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messengeringn.

Brit. /ˈmɛs(ᵻ)ndʒərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɛsndʒərɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: messenger n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < messenger n. + -ing suffix1.
rare.
The action of sending a messenger or a message; the occupation of delivering messages.
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1687 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times I. 84 No other way to Save our Prince, and our Religion..but by a Fair Riddance of all the Kings English Subjects of That Persuasion [sc. Roman Catholicism]; which by Pursuivanting, Messengering, Sergeanting, Cooping-up, Squeezing, Rifling, Plundering, and Oppressing, they had well-nigh Effected already.
1987 Bicycle Action Aug. 32/1 Most..were fierce individualists who regarded messengering as no more than a temporary interlude and did only a day or so a week.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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