spiringn.¹

/ˈspʌɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: < spire v.¹

The action of the verb in various senses; also concrete, a shoot or sprout.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun]

sproteeOE

wiseOE

spronkOE

wrideOE

brodc1175

wanda1300

breerc1320

scion?c1335

spraya1387

spriga1398

springa1400

sprouta1400

spiringc1400

shoota1450

youngling1559

forth-growing1562

spirk1565

sprouting1578

surcle1578

chive1583

chit1601

spurt1601

sprit1622

germen1628

spurge1630

spirt1634

brairding1637

springet1640

set1658

shrubble1674

underling1688

sobolesa1722

branchlet1731

springlet1749

sproutling1749

sprang1847

shootlet1889

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [noun] > creeping, climbing, or spiring

rampinga1425

reptility1657

spiring1707

the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > sprouting or germination

shutea1300

springinga1387

bearinga1398

germination?1440

springing1531

sprouting1547

blading1548

shoot1572

sprout1586

spring1597

putting1623

eruption1626

spindling1626

germinating1644

spearing1707

spiring1733

flushing1810

plantulation1819

germing1832

germinance1841

stooling1854

coming up1908

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 73 Trees er cled with newe leuys, þe erthe ys fair wyth spirynges.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 376 They will be the taller and streighter by being forced up by the Wood that grows about them; tho' a deep Soil..contributes much to their spiring.

1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 158 It is freed from the risque of Spiring before the Nut is put into the Ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

† spiringn.²

Etymology: < spire v.²

Obsolete. rare.

A breathing; a blowing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [noun]

orthOE

breatha1300

spiritc1350

aspirement1393

breathinga1398

suspiry1398

spirtc1415

respiration?a1425

respiring?a1425

windc1450

soufflement1483

anding1487

spiring1533

spiration1568

suspiration1604

aspiration1608

expiration1638

eupnœa1706

flation1708

rebreathing1877

ventilation1891

1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. i. xv. f. lxvi Cryste..bode hym meruayle not therof no more than of y^e spiryng or mouyng of the spiryt or of y^e wynd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

spiringadj.¹

/ˈspʌɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: < spire v.¹

1. That spires or rises up taperingly to a point; frequently poetic or rhetorical, soaring aloft or reaching to a great height:

a. Of edifices, rocks, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rocky peak > [adjective]

pinnacledc1400

spiringa1552

peaked1613

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 111 The old Building of the Chirch of the Abbay remayneth having ii. goodly Spiring Steples.

1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 66 Carued Monuments, Spiring Colosses, and high raised rents.

1738 G. Smith Curious Relations II. 275 Surrounded..by spiring Rocks, some eight, some sixteen, and others thirty Foot high.

1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 343 Spiring summits of vast Mountains.

1800 J. Bentham in Ess. Goth. Archit. 85 This chapel..is supported by strong spiring buttresses.

1825 Stranger's Comp. Cambr. 53 From its roof rises a spiring and airy lantern.

1906 L. C. Cornford Defenceless Islands 30 The graceful lines, the spiring masts,..suggest swift motion.

b. figurative. Of the spirit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > [adjective] > soaring

spiring1618

1618 in W. Lithgow Pilgrimes Farewell sig. A3 Prayse-worthie Pilgrime, whose so spiring Sprite, Restes not content, incentred in one Soyle.

c. Of trees. (Cf. spiral adj.² b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > spring

spiry1664

spiring1707

spiral1729

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 390 If each other of these Trees be a spiring Tree, and the odd one between, a Fruit-tree to spread.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. i. 24 All trees that bend with luscious fruit,..Or point their spiring heads to heaven.

a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) ii. 102 The lofty, spiring tops of the spruce and fir.

1886 F. Caddy Footsteps Jeanne D'Arc 12 The spiring groves of distant elm and poplar are thrown out by the white clouds.

2. Of grass or plants: Shooting, sprouting; running up into a spire or stem.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > standing or spiring

standingc1384

upright1597

spiry1602

spiring1612

spired1834

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xvi. 246 Where now the sharp-edg'd Sithe sheeres vp the spyring grasse.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 241 They..plough it early in the year as soon as their clay is fallowed, and then there will spring some spiring-grass that will keep it from scorching.

1863 W. W. Story Roba di Roma II. iv. 115 Their spiring weeds that grow out of the eaves of the..moss-stained tiles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

† spiringadj.²

Etymology: < spire v.²

Obsolete. rare.

Respiring.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective]

breathinga1398

spirituala1398

respirative?a1425

breathy1528

spirable1562

spiring1577

respirant?1578

transpirable1578

respiratory1650

respired1667

pneumatic1681

respiring1697

cardiorespiratory1857

respirating1887

1577 J. Grange Garden in Golden Aphroditis sig. Qiv^v Yet I forlorne a dolefull wight,..Doe wishe me set farre from the light: And ridde of this my spyring breath.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

spiringadj.³

Etymology: < spire v.³Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspiring.

rare.

Spiral; winding spirally.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > spiral or helical

twine1551

snailing1615

spireda1625

involved1665

spiralled1665

screwlike1675

spiry1677

voluted1801

corkscrew1815

screwed1821

volute1839

spiriform1841

volutiform1843

spiring1871

corkscrewy1886

turbaned1924

spiralized1928

spiralizing1977

1871 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 15 She heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

n.¹c1400

n.²1533

adj.¹a1552

adj.²1577

adj.³1871

单词	spiring
释义	spiringn.¹ /ˈspʌɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: < spire v.¹ The action of the verb in various senses; also concrete, a shoot or sprout. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun] sproteeOE wiseOE spronkOE wrideOE brodc1175 wanda1300 breerc1320 scion?c1335 spraya1387 spriga1398 springa1400 sprouta1400 spiringc1400 shoota1450 youngling1559 forth-growing1562 spirk1565 sprouting1578 surcle1578 chive1583 chit1601 spurt1601 sprit1622 germen1628 spurge1630 spirt1634 brairding1637 springet1640 set1658 shrubble1674 underling1688 sobolesa1722 branchlet1731 springlet1749 sproutling1749 sprang1847 shootlet1889 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [noun] > creeping, climbing, or spiring rampinga1425 reptility1657 spiring1707 the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > sprouting or germination shutea1300 springinga1387 bearinga1398 germination?1440 springing1531 sprouting1547 blading1548 shoot1572 sprout1586 spring1597 putting1623 eruption1626 spindling1626 germinating1644 spearing1707 spiring1733 flushing1810 plantulation1819 germing1832 germinance1841 stooling1854 coming up1908 c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 73 Trees er cled with newe leuys, þe erthe ys fair wyth spirynges. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 376 They will be the taller and streighter by being forced up by the Wood that grows about them; tho' a deep Soil..contributes much to their spiring. 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 158 It is freed from the risque of Spiring before the Nut is put into the Ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019). † spiringn.² Etymology: < spire v.² Obsolete. rare. A breathing; a blowing. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [noun] orthOE breatha1300 spiritc1350 aspirement1393 breathinga1398 suspiry1398 spirtc1415 respiration?a1425 respiring?a1425 windc1450 soufflement1483 anding1487 spiring1533 spiration1568 suspiration1604 aspiration1608 expiration1638 eupnœa1706 flation1708 rebreathing1877 ventilation1891 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. i. xv. f. lxvi Cryste..bode hym meruayle not therof no more than of y^e spiryng or mouyng of the spiryt or of y^e wynd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). spiringadj.¹ /ˈspʌɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: < spire v.¹ 1. That spires or rises up taperingly to a point; frequently poetic or rhetorical, soaring aloft or reaching to a great height: a. Of edifices, rocks, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rocky peak > [adjective] pinnacledc1400 spiringa1552 peaked1613 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 111 The old Building of the Chirch of the Abbay remayneth having ii. goodly Spiring Steples. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 66 Carued Monuments, Spiring Colosses, and high raised rents. 1738 G. Smith Curious Relations II. 275 Surrounded..by spiring Rocks, some eight, some sixteen, and others thirty Foot high. 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 343 Spiring summits of vast Mountains. 1800 J. Bentham in Ess. Goth. Archit. 85 This chapel..is supported by strong spiring buttresses. 1825 Stranger's Comp. Cambr. 53 From its roof rises a spiring and airy lantern. 1906 L. C. Cornford Defenceless Islands 30 The graceful lines, the spiring masts,..suggest swift motion. b. figurative. Of the spirit. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > [adjective] > soaring spiring1618 1618 in W. Lithgow Pilgrimes Farewell sig. A3 Prayse-worthie Pilgrime, whose so spiring Sprite, Restes not content, incentred in one Soyle. c. Of trees. (Cf. spiral adj.² b.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > spring spiry1664 spiring1707 spiral1729 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 390 If each other of these Trees be a spiring Tree, and the odd one between, a Fruit-tree to spread. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. i. 24 All trees that bend with luscious fruit,..Or point their spiring heads to heaven. a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) ii. 102 The lofty, spiring tops of the spruce and fir. 1886 F. Caddy Footsteps Jeanne D'Arc 12 The spiring groves of distant elm and poplar are thrown out by the white clouds. 2. Of grass or plants: Shooting, sprouting; running up into a spire or stem. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > standing or spiring standingc1384 upright1597 spiry1602 spiring1612 spired1834 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xvi. 246 Where now the sharp-edg'd Sithe sheeres vp the spyring grasse. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 241 They..plough it early in the year as soon as their clay is fallowed, and then there will spring some spiring-grass that will keep it from scorching. 1863 W. W. Story Roba di Roma II. iv. 115 Their spiring weeds that grow out of the eaves of the..moss-stained tiles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † spiringadj.² Etymology: < spire v.² Obsolete. rare. Respiring. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] breathinga1398 spirituala1398 respirative?a1425 breathy1528 spirable1562 spiring1577 respirant?1578 transpirable1578 respiratory1650 respired1667 pneumatic1681 respiring1697 cardiorespiratory1857 respirating1887 1577 J. Grange Garden in Golden Aphroditis sig. Qiv^v Yet I forlorne a dolefull wight,..Doe wishe me set farre from the light: And ridde of this my spyring breath. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). spiringadj.³ Etymology: < spire v.³Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspiring. rare. Spiral; winding spirally. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > spiral or helical twine1551 snailing1615 spireda1625 involved1665 spiralled1665 screwlike1675 spiry1677 voluted1801 corkscrew1815 screwed1821 volute1839 spiriform1841 volutiform1843 spiring1871 corkscrewy1886 turbaned1924 spiralized1928 spiralizing1977 1871 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 15 She heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹c1400n.²1533adj.¹a1552adj.²1577adj.³1871
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