单词 | tittling |
释义 | tittlingn.1 The act of gossiping or spreading rumours, esp. quietly or secretly; tattling. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > whispering whisperingc975 roundingOE susurrationa1425 tutelingc1440 tittlinga1450 whistering1586 whisper1609 whisperation1710 whisht1773 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping taling1382 susurrationa1425 trattlinga1425 tittlinga1450 tattlea1529 tittle-tattlea1529 tittle-tattlinga1586 news-making1707 gossiping1712 gossipry1818 gossipred1828 anecdoting1845 calleting1905 hen-cackle1907 a1450 MS Bodl. 779 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1889) 82 339 Ȝif þis titlyng come al to þe emperour, noman ne may don him non help. a1500 (a1400) R. Lavynham Treat. Seven Deadly Sins (Trin. Cambr.) (1956) 15 (MED) By tytelyng of talys [c1450 Harl. 211 Sowyng of discord is whan a man goth & maketh hem at þe debat þt haue be felawis or frendis be tellyng of talys for pryuy enuye & enmyte to some of þe partyes]. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 134 Ferleg..was steired vpe throuch titling of sum of the courteouris in his eires. 1772 G. A. Stevens Songs Comic & Satyrical xxiv. 49 We'll have no more..Of chiming and rhiming, of tittling and tattling. 1785 C. Macklin Man of World (new ed.) i. 13 I hate all tittling and tattling, and gossipping, and back-biting. 1841 Citizen (Dublin) Nov. 257/1 A rush and a mixture!—a giggling and a tittling. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 14 The tittling and tattling, and the sneering and gossiping, all over Clapham. 1933 Bradford (Pa.) Era 7 Aug. 2/6 They blame him for his timing almost as much as they do for his tittling. 2014 S. Connor Beyond Words viii. 159 Tittling is itself proliferative, since the tittler is a spreader of rumours and seeder of dissension. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † tittlingn.2 English regional. Obsolete. Tickling. ΚΠ 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Tittling, tickling. 1900 J. Good Gloss. Words E. Lincs. (?1994) I. 87 Tittling, tickling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2020). † tittlingadj.1 Obsolete. rare. That tickles or itches. Cf. tittle v.2In quot. with reference to 2 Timothy 4:3. The verb itch is used in rendering this passage in English translations of the Bible of the early 16th century. In the King James Version (1611), the passage is rendered ‘After their owne lusts shall they heape to themselues teachers, hauing itching eares’. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] tolling?c1225 ticinga1400 allectivec1487 illecebrous1531 alluring1534 tracting1535 wooing1549 enticing1553 training1557 tittling1560 luring1570 adamantine1581 baiting1585 winning1596 attractive1600 adamantic1605 adamantive1605 enticeable1607 soliciting1608 magnetic1611 invitinga1616 allurant1631 inescating1633 invitative1634 magnetical1638 invitatory1646 tractive1658 odalisque1837 Pied Piper1869 lureful1887 follow-me1888 luresome1889 come-hitherish1901 come-hither1905 come-hithery1919 invitational1922 come-hithering1935 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] itching?c1225 restless1557 tittling1560 prurient1592 impatient1598 1560 J. Jewel Let. in J. Jewel & H. Cole True Copies Lett. sig. H.viii S. Paule prophesied in his time, yt there should come scholars with titlyng eares and chose themselues techers accordyng to their owne appetytes that shuld turne awai their eares from the trueth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online September 2019). tittlingadj.2 That gossips or spreads rumours, esp. quietly or secretly; tattling. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > whispering roundingeOE tittling1565 whistering1586 whispering1600 under-breathing1768 stage-whispering1883 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [adjective] > of or relating to chat > of or relating to gossip or rumour > gossiping tittling1565 tittle-tattle1598 gossiping1618 tittle-tattling1720 anecdotical1732 anecdoting1740 anecdotic1791 gossipy1818 talky-talky1831 anecdotive1857 mauvais langue1961 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Argutus Meretrix arguta, a harlotte full of wordes: a tittling harlotte. 1674 Defensio Legis i. 5 This titling Bed-parot, must on necessity..reign as Absolute as the Mogul, and be Mistress Controuleress. 1786 R. Burns Holy Fair ix, in Poems 45 Here sits a raw o' tittlan jads. 1931 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ First Hymn to Lenin 15 Like whisky the tittlin' craturs mete oot your poo'ers. 2008 @amandarecupido in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) 8 Dec. After tittling speculation on ‘Will they or won't they?’ Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1a1450n.21877adj.11560adj.21565 |
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