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单词 benighting
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benightingn.

Etymology: < benight v. + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: beˈnighting.
The fact of being benighted or overtaken by night away from shelter.
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the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > being overtaken by night
benightinga1639
a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) xxvi. 90 To meet with such kinde of accidents, as benighting.
1819 L. Hunt Indicator 1 Dec. 60 Spenser..seems to have taken the idea of a benighting from Apollonius.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

benightingadj.

Etymology: Formed as benight v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: beˈnighting.
That benights or involves in darkness.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > making or becoming dark
glooming1535
darkeninga1560
murkinga1600
eclipsing1635
benighting1649
1649 J. Dryden Upon Death Ld. Hastings in R. Brome Lachrymæ Musarum 90 That Veil, which shrouds Our Day-spring in so sad benighting Clouds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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