nearingadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪrɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < near v. + -ing suffix².

Approaching, coming nearer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > drawing near

nighing1596

near coming1600

approximating1774

nearing1796

1796 W. Gilbert Hurricane i. 12 These peaceful murmurs and these pure consults Of nearing Bliss, speak thunder to the North.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxxv. 630 Catching sight of the nearing black hull of the ship.

1871 J. Morley Condorcet in Crit. Misc. (1878) 1st Ser. 49 The nearing dawn after a long night.

1907 Canad. Mag. 29 21/1 Then across his senses came the nearing doom.

1991 H. Brodkey Runaway Soul 89 The nearing noise of unwindowed rain on the screened side porch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nearing
释义	nearingadj. Brit. /ˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɪrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: near v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < near v. + -ing suffix². Approaching, coming nearer. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > drawing near nighing1596 near coming1600 approximating1774 nearing1796 1796 W. Gilbert Hurricane i. 12 These peaceful murmurs and these pure consults Of nearing Bliss, speak thunder to the North. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxxv. 630 Catching sight of the nearing black hull of the ship. 1871 J. Morley Condorcet in Crit. Misc. (1878) 1st Ser. 49 The nearing dawn after a long night. 1907 Canad. Mag. 29 21/1 Then across his senses came the nearing doom. 1991 H. Brodkey Runaway Soul 89 The nearing noise of unwindowed rain on the screened side porch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1796
随便看	all-time all-timer all-to all-transcending all-triumphing all-true all-understanding all-up all-up weight all-upholding all-various all-vast all-victorious all-volunteer all-watched all-weather all-welded all-what all-wheel all-wheel driver all-whig all-white all-whiteness all-wholeness all-wholly