swanningn.

/ˈswɒnɪŋ/

Etymology: < swan v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

slang (originally Military).

The action of the verb (sense swan v.¹ 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wandering idly

roilinga1398

roitinga1450

gadding1533

vaguing1596

expatiation1640

strolling1717

gallivanting1826

streeling1841

traiking1894

stooging1944

swanning1951

1951 E. Linklater Campaign in Italy v. 257 Some..were indulging in a favourite pastime of the army, known as swanning. The swan..has the habit of taking short flights that create appreciable commotion but have no serious purpose. Officers who spent their spare time in swanning had in a like manner no graver reason than a desire to watch some particular fragment of a battle, or to visit friends.

1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Sept. 587/2 The 22nd Armoured Brigade was continually exercised in a swanning role, of the kind which had so often led to defeat in the past.

1975 Bookseller 12 Apr. 2095/1 Harold Latham, the Macmillan editor,..was on a casual swanning tour round Georgia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	swanning
释义	swanningn. /ˈswɒnɪŋ/ Etymology: < swan v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. slang (originally Military). The action of the verb (sense swan v.¹ 2). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wandering idly roilinga1398 roitinga1450 gadding1533 vaguing1596 expatiation1640 strolling1717 gallivanting1826 streeling1841 traiking1894 stooging1944 swanning1951 1951 E. Linklater Campaign in Italy v. 257 Some..were indulging in a favourite pastime of the army, known as swanning. The swan..has the habit of taking short flights that create appreciable commotion but have no serious purpose. Officers who spent their spare time in swanning had in a like manner no graver reason than a desire to watch some particular fragment of a battle, or to visit friends. 1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Sept. 587/2 The 22nd Armoured Brigade was continually exercised in a swanning role, of the kind which had so often led to defeat in the past. 1975 Bookseller 12 Apr. 2095/1 Harold Latham, the Macmillan editor,..was on a casual swanning tour round Georgia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1951
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