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单词 perambulating
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perambulatingn.

Brit. /pəˈrambjᵿleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /pəˈræmbjəˌleɪdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perambulate v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < perambulate v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier perambulation n.
Now rare (chiefly historical).
The action of perambulating a territory or boundary; = perambulation n. 1a.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking round or about > walking round boundaries
perambulation1425
peramble1476
perambulatingc1600
c1600 in Balfour's Practicks (1754) 439 The breve of perambulatioun may be raisit for perambulating of landis lyand without burgh.
1824 T. Thompson Hist. Church & Priory Swine 157 To confirm the custom of perambulating.
2003 Bangor (Maine) Daily News (Nexis) 6 Feb. b1 Selectman Seabury said the rest of the selectmen could go perambulating if they wished, but she was not about to ‘drag herself through the woods’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

perambulatingadj.

Brit. /pəˈrambjᵿleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /pəˈræmbjəˌleɪdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perambulate v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < perambulate v. + -ing suffix2.
That perambulates; that moves from place to place; that changes location or position regularly; itinerant, peripatetic.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] > travelling about
perambulating1706
society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > going on foot > through or about
perambulating1706
society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective]
walkingc1390
arrant1550
ambulatory1604
itinerating1611
itinerary1617
stray1620
strolling1621
itineral1627
itineratea1628
perambulatory1650
peregrinatory1773
obambulatory1855
perambulant1865
perambulating1926
1706 Female Grievances Debated 77 I took my Accustomary Walk to the Wells, amidst such a Perambulating Train of Loose Gowns and Nightrails.
1788 P. Freneau Misc. Wks. 95 He..minds nothing that passes on the opposite side of the way, and..is little better than a perambulating machine.
1829 H. Hawthorn Visit Babylon 18 The perambulating bugs, that made every limb I had, a meal.
1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. (ed. 2) 49 Each perambulating infant Had a magic in its squall.
1926 W. J. Locke Stories Near & Far 280 Then he walked round his perambulating property [sc. a caravan].
1991 R. Grant Royal Forests of Eng. (BNC) 140 The perambulating juries contended that only the ‘ancient demesne’ of the Crown should remain subject to the Forest law.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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