night-walkingadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtˌwɔːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌwɔkɪŋ/,

/ˈnaɪtˌwɑkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., walking adj.

Etymology: < night n. + walking adj. Compare earlier night walking n., night-walker n.

Now rare.

That walks or goes about at night.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > nocturnal or active at night

night-wandering1560

night-walking1597

night ambling1600

night-faring1714

night-straying1857

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > walking at night

night-walking1597

noctambulous1731

noctambulant1819

noctambulistic1890

noctambulatory1913

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > going on foot > walking at night

night-walking1597

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [adjective] > relating to or of nature of prostitute > practising prostitution

prostituting1646

bulking1677

night-walking1709

streetwalking1726

gay?1795

charvering1889

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > that appears or haunts

blakeberyedc1405

walking?1550

night-walking1822

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 72 There is no man is securde, But the Queenes kindred and night-walking Heralds.

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 8 To stand to the courtesy of a night-walking cudgeller.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 959 Those night-walking Butterflies batter with their wings and destroy those that fly by day.

1709 E. Ward Rambling Fuddle-caps 8 To pleasure each Sot, like a Night-walking Lady.

1723 S. Centilivre Artifice v. 93 A Constable may Cuckold an Alderman. I don't desire any of you Night-walking Sparks shou'd know my House.

1795 E. Fenwick Secresy III. i. 6 Ten minutes sooner, and I had probably secured the damsel, and had left the invisible night-walking inamorato to sigh.

1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall II. 384 This night-walking old fellow of the Haunted House.

1895 K. Grahame Golden Age 164 Our thoughtless elders occasionally left the biscuits out, a prize for the night-walking adventurer with nerves of steel.

1974 R. Adams Shardik xxxiv. 286 It seemed as though every maligned ghost and night-walking phantom pent in that blackness were released.

2002 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Jan. 16 A..left-hand counter-melody, which darted restlessly around the background like a nightwalking insomniac.

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

单词	night-walking
释义	night-walkingadj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtˌwɔːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌwɔkɪŋ/, /ˈnaɪtˌwɑkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., walking adj. Etymology: < night n. + walking adj. Compare earlier night walking n., night-walker n. Now rare. That walks or goes about at night. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > nocturnal or active at night night-wandering1560 night-walking1597 night ambling1600 night-faring1714 night-straying1857 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > walking at night night-walking1597 noctambulous1731 noctambulant1819 noctambulistic1890 noctambulatory1913 society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > going on foot > walking at night night-walking1597 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [adjective] > relating to or of nature of prostitute > practising prostitution prostituting1646 bulking1677 night-walking1709 streetwalking1726 gay?1795 charvering1889 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > that appears or haunts blakeberyedc1405 walking?1550 night-walking1822 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 72 There is no man is securde, But the Queenes kindred and night-walking Heralds. View more context for this quotation 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 8 To stand to the courtesy of a night-walking cudgeller. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 959 Those night-walking Butterflies batter with their wings and destroy those that fly by day. 1709 E. Ward Rambling Fuddle-caps 8 To pleasure each Sot, like a Night-walking Lady. 1723 S. Centilivre Artifice v. 93 A Constable may Cuckold an Alderman. I don't desire any of you Night-walking Sparks shou'd know my House. 1795 E. Fenwick Secresy III. i. 6 Ten minutes sooner, and I had probably secured the damsel, and had left the invisible night-walking inamorato to sigh. 1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall II. 384 This night-walking old fellow of the Haunted House. 1895 K. Grahame Golden Age 164 Our thoughtless elders occasionally left the biscuits out, a prize for the night-walking adventurer with nerves of steel. 1974 R. Adams Shardik xxxiv. 286 It seemed as though every maligned ghost and night-walking phantom pent in that blackness were released. 2002 Guardian (Nexis) 31 Jan. 16 A..left-hand counter-melody, which darted restlessly around the background like a nightwalking insomniac. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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