roundaboutingn.

Brit.

/ˈraʊndəbaʊtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roundabout adj., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < roundabout adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier roundabout v., which is only attested in a different, specific sense.

Moving or speaking in a roundabout or indirect manner; the action of going round in circles. Also: an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1851 W. G. Simms Katharine Walton xl. 153/2 Lose half a day's time or more in this roundabouting; when, by waiting quietly..you may be able to start off on the direct road.

a1860 J. Younger Autobiogr. (1881) xviii. 212 Its friskings, saunterings, and round-aboutings.

1909 W. de Morgan It never can happen Again II. li. 341 He mooted the suggestion, with all due roundabouting, that he should return to his rooms at Cambridge.

2003 Times (Nexis) 20 Sept. (Features section) 33 Sit back and wallow in some great Craggy Island moments, such as Dougal's frantic roundabouting on the bomb-rigged milk float.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roundabouting
释义	roundaboutingn. Brit. /ˈraʊndəbaʊtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈraʊndəˌbaʊdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roundabout adj., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < roundabout adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier roundabout v., which is only attested in a different, specific sense. Moving or speaking in a roundabout or indirect manner; the action of going round in circles. Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1851 W. G. Simms Katharine Walton xl. 153/2 Lose half a day's time or more in this roundabouting; when, by waiting quietly..you may be able to start off on the direct road. a1860 J. Younger Autobiogr. (1881) xviii. 212 Its friskings, saunterings, and round-aboutings. 1909 W. de Morgan It never can happen Again II. li. 341 He mooted the suggestion, with all due roundabouting, that he should return to his rooms at Cambridge. 2003 Times (Nexis) 20 Sept. (Features section) 33 Sit back and wallow in some great Craggy Island moments, such as Dougal's frantic roundabouting on the bomb-rigged milk float. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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