ormingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɔrmɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < orm, representing a regional pronunciation of hawm v. + -ing suffix².

English regional (Nottingham). Now rare.

Tall and awkward; ungainly; (also) gawping, staring.

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the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] > and thin

maypolea1635

gangrel1650

gangling1764

tanglec1817

lanky1818

langrel1847

weedy1849

spindled1855

tangly1855

rangy1857

lanikin1862

gangly1871

orming1903

spiderish1935

leptosomic1936

leptosomatic1937

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adjective] > ungraceful > specifically of person

awkward1665

scrambling1765

orming1903

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 359/2 Orming, tall and awkward.

1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 52 Niver a baby had eyes As sulky an' ormin' as thine.

1922 D. H. Lawrence England my England 261 Mrs. Goodall..fairly hated the sound of correct English. She thee'd and tha'd her prospective daughter-in-law, and said: ‘I'm none as ormin as I look, seest ta.’ Fanny did not think her prospective mother-in-law looked at all orming.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orming
释义	ormingadj. Brit. /ˈɔːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔrmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English orm , hawm v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < orm, representing a regional pronunciation of hawm v. + -ing suffix². English regional (Nottingham). Now rare. Tall and awkward; ungainly; (also) gawping, staring. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] > and thin maypolea1635 gangrel1650 gangling1764 tanglec1817 lanky1818 langrel1847 weedy1849 spindled1855 tangly1855 rangy1857 lanikin1862 gangly1871 orming1903 spiderish1935 leptosomic1936 leptosomatic1937 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adjective] > ungraceful > specifically of person awkward1665 scrambling1765 orming1903 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 359/2 Orming, tall and awkward. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 52 Niver a baby had eyes As sulky an' ormin' as thine. 1922 D. H. Lawrence England my England 261 Mrs. Goodall..fairly hated the sound of correct English. She thee'd and tha'd her prospective daughter-in-law, and said: ‘I'm none as ormin as I look, seest ta.’ Fanny did not think her prospective mother-in-law looked at all orming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1903
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