progressingn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈɡrɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/prəˈɡrɛsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: progress v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < progress v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier progression n.

The action of progress v.; an instance of this.

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1607 G. Markham tr. P. Desportes Rodomonths Infernall sig. B2^v When the Peeres sate round about their king, Like Natures twins, through which the Sun doth ride, And monthly keepes a seuerall progressing.

1797 C. Bingham Columbian Orator 190 He is such an adept that there is no room for his progressing in those arts.

1836 Times 3 May 5/1 Whoever has..marked the ‘progressing’ of public events in England.

1850 R. Browning Easter Day xiv Your progressing is slower.

1944 Econ. Jrnl. 54 149 The system..is..just a little too reminiscent of the progressing of a component through a factory.

1995 Philos. Q. 45 252 What does Sober as a philosopher offer to the progressing of these biological issues?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

progressingadj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈɡrɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/prəˈɡrɛsɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < progress v. + -ing suffix².

That progresses; that moves onwards; developing. Sometimes with modifying word, as rapidly, slowly, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [adjective]

progressing1795

marching1856

moving1903

1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIV. 432 The only obvious disadvantage is the want of manufactures which..must be still more sensibly felt, if the population hold on in a progressing state.

1838 in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 354/1 The progressing extension of the use of reason.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iii. 13 The most agreeable evidences of progressing life in Cloisterham.

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad (1923) xi. 138 A glacier is a stupendous, ever-progressing, resistless plow.

1967 Art Bull. 49 317/2 Lomazzo had been increasingly handicapped by a progressing blindness.

1988 Q. N. Myrvik & R. S. Weiser Fund. Med. Bacteriol. & Mycol. (ed. 2) xii. 193 Acute laryngotracheitis is a rapidly progressing infection characterized by a croupy-cough.

1996 P. H. Duesberg Inventing AIDS Virus i. 16 Kuru was a slowly progressing neurological disease that led to the debilitation of motor skills.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	progressing
释义	progressingn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈɡrɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /prəˈɡrɛsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: progress v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < progress v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier progression n. The action of progress v.; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1607 G. Markham tr. P. Desportes Rodomonths Infernall sig. B2^v When the Peeres sate round about their king, Like Natures twins, through which the Sun doth ride, And monthly keepes a seuerall progressing. 1797 C. Bingham Columbian Orator 190 He is such an adept that there is no room for his progressing in those arts. 1836 Times 3 May 5/1 Whoever has..marked the ‘progressing’ of public events in England. 1850 R. Browning Easter Day xiv Your progressing is slower. 1944 Econ. Jrnl. 54 149 The system..is..just a little too reminiscent of the progressing of a component through a factory. 1995 Philos. Q. 45 252 What does Sober as a philosopher offer to the progressing of these biological issues? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). progressingadj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈɡrɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /prəˈɡrɛsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: progress v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < progress v. + -ing suffix². That progresses; that moves onwards; developing. Sometimes with modifying word, as rapidly, slowly, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [adjective] progressing1795 marching1856 moving1903 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIV. 432 The only obvious disadvantage is the want of manufactures which..must be still more sensibly felt, if the population hold on in a progressing state. 1838 in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 354/1 The progressing extension of the use of reason. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iii. 13 The most agreeable evidences of progressing life in Cloisterham. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad (1923) xi. 138 A glacier is a stupendous, ever-progressing, resistless plow. 1967 Art Bull. 49 317/2 Lomazzo had been increasingly handicapped by a progressing blindness. 1988 Q. N. Myrvik & R. S. Weiser Fund. Med. Bacteriol. & Mycol. (ed. 2) xii. 193 Acute laryngotracheitis is a rapidly progressing infection characterized by a croupy-cough. 1996 P. H. Duesberg Inventing AIDS Virus i. 16 Kuru was a slowly progressing neurological disease that led to the debilitation of motor skills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607adj.1795
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