单词 | quob |
释义 | quobv. Now rare (chiefly English regional (south-western and midlands) in later use). intransitive. To throb, palpitate; (also) to quiver. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver shiverc1250 tremble1303 lillec1400 tryllec1400 quaver?a1439 didderc1440 dadderc1450 whitherc1450 bever1470 dindle1470 brawl1489 quiver1490 quitter1513 flichter1528 warble1549 palsy1582 quoba1586 twitter1629 dither1649 verberate1652 quibble1721 dandera1724 tremulate1749 vibrate1757 dingle1787 nidge1803 tirl1825 reel1847 shudder1849 tremor1921 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Old Arcadia (1973) ii. 102 Her heart did even quab with overmuch kindness. 1701 J. Dryden's Kind Keeper (new ed.) iii. ii. 36 Oh, my Eyes grow dim! My Heart quobs [1680 quops], and my Back aketh! 1863 W. Barnes Gram. & Gloss. Dorset Dial. Quob, to quiver, like jelly. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Quob, to throb. 1934 C. A. Smith in Weird Tales Oct. 433/2 For the gray mass quobbed and quivered, and swelled perpetually. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1586 |
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