peentingn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpin(t)ɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < peent n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later peent v.

North American.

The emission of a nasal piping sound by a bird, esp. the American woodcock, Scolopax minor. Cf. peent n.

ΚΠ

1897 F. M. Chapman Bird-life vii. 103 Unless disturbed, he [sc. the woodcock] will probably return to near the spot from which he started and at once resume his peenting.

1956 R. T. Peterson & J. Fisher Wild Amer. v. 56 Over downtown roof-gardens the ‘peenting’ of cruising night~hawks can often be heard.

1976 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 22 Oct. 14/1 Once landed, the peenting resumes.

2003 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 17 Jan. 3 Suddenly, the peenting ceases and the bird flutters skyward in a series of wide spirals, emitting a musical twitter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peenting
释义	peentingn. Brit. /ˈpiːntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpin(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peent n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < peent n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later peent v. North American. The emission of a nasal piping sound by a bird, esp. the American woodcock, Scolopax minor. Cf. peent n. ΚΠ 1897 F. M. Chapman Bird-life vii. 103 Unless disturbed, he [sc. the woodcock] will probably return to near the spot from which he started and at once resume his peenting. 1956 R. T. Peterson & J. Fisher Wild Amer. v. 56 Over downtown roof-gardens the ‘peenting’ of cruising night~hawks can often be heard. 1976 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 22 Oct. 14/1 Once landed, the peenting resumes. 2003 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 17 Jan. 3 Suddenly, the peenting ceases and the bird flutters skyward in a series of wide spirals, emitting a musical twitter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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