单词 | blurting |
释义 | blurtingn. †(a) The contemptuous abrupt emission of breath from the lips (obsolete). (b) The uttering of words abruptly and heedlessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > vocally hootinga1225 tushing1548 blurting1598 pishery pashery1600 pishing1662 pooh-poohing1853 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Smorfia, a mowing, a mocking, or pish with ones mouth..a blurting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2021). blurtingadj. 1. Bursting forth in short sudden puffs. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [adjective] > having breath of specific kind well-breatheda1425 windedc1440 short-windeda1500 strong-breathed1626 blurting1844 metamorphic1875 eupnoic1884 metamorphosic1890 1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 114 Shall the horse's nostrils steam the blurting breath. 2. Making abrupt unexpected utterances; impulsively communicative. ΚΠ 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. xxvi. 326 He would be suddenly blurting and affectionate. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch III. v. liii. 186 The blurting rallying tone with which he spoke. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1598adj.1844 |
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