busyingn.

Brit.

/ˈbɪzɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɪziɪŋ/

Forms: see busy v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < busy v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare business n. and busy n.¹

The action of busy v. (in various senses); occupying of oneself or another. Also: an instance of this; spec. = busybodying n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun]

busyingeOE

busyOE

busyship?c1225

busyhead1340

occupation?1387

occupyinga1400

businessc1405

vacationc1450

employing1459

employment1542

entertainment1551

activity1570

trade1591

negotiation1628

engagement1661

employ1675

busyness1809

occupancy1826

carry-on1917

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xii. 75 Ond ðeah for ðara bisgunge [L. occupatione] ne sie his giemen na ðy læsse ymb ða gehirsuman.

OE Old Eng. Martyrol. (Julius) 4 May 82 Ne bið alefed on ðyssum dagum ðæt mon blod læte..oððe aht feorr gewite for woroldlicre bysgunge [eOE BL Add. 40165 fore worldrices bisigung].

OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) i. Introd. 4 Min þæt ungesælige mod is swiðe gecnyssed & gedrefed for þære wunde his bysgunge [L. occupationis suae pulsatus uulnere] & gemyneþ, hwilc hit ær wæs on mynstre.

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xiv. ii. sig. Dviii/2 Þ^t besyeng and Inclynacoun of partyes.

1578 T. Twyne tr. L. Daneau Wonderfull Woorkmanship of World ii. f. 4 This knowledge of Naturall Philosophie..is but a light busiyng of the minde.

1616 T. Granger Pauls Crowne of Reioycing 38 You your selfe thinke, that this precisenes, and too much busying of himselfe comes of pride.

1667 N. Fairfax Let. 7 Mar. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1966) III. 358 By ye busyings of ye pens.

1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II. at Prysuriad A being diligent, a busying.

1880 S. C. Ferguson & E. A. Allen Golden Gems Life 342 Slander..oft takes its rise in the curious busyings of those who are interfering where there is no call for their services.

1913 L. de Waters Life Illumined xxiii. 243 Those who had endeavored to unite the minister's name with that of Naomi Carol had long since ceased their busyings.

2002 M. Tolkin Under Radar 21 The tuning and the busying with volume and balance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

busyingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɪzɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɪziɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < busy v. + -ing suffix².

That makes a person busy; (also) that is or becomes busy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > that makes busy

busying1656

1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 58 A world of other busying performances.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. at Cumbering P.a. from cumber..Embarrassing, perplexing, obstructing, busying.

1847 E. Walker in E. Percival Amaranth 270 It was towards the close of the busying month of April.

1878 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Dec. 735/1 The busying crowd..by the railway.

1920 Harper's Pict. Libr. of World War X. 218/1 He found keeping up with the formation such a busying task that he could be conscious of little else.

1996 Z. Schramm-Evans Phoenix Rising 165 We drove on through the busying streets and boulevards of Ha Noi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	busying
释义	busyingn. Brit. /ˈbɪzɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɪziɪŋ/ Forms: see busy v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < busy v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare business n. and busy n.¹ The action of busy v. (in various senses); occupying of oneself or another. Also: an instance of this; spec. = busybodying n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] busyingeOE busyOE busyship?c1225 busyhead1340 occupation?1387 occupyinga1400 businessc1405 vacationc1450 employing1459 employment1542 entertainment1551 activity1570 trade1591 negotiation1628 engagement1661 employ1675 busyness1809 occupancy1826 carry-on1917 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xii. 75 Ond ðeah for ðara bisgunge [L. occupatione] ne sie his giemen na ðy læsse ymb ða gehirsuman. OE Old Eng. Martyrol. (Julius) 4 May 82 Ne bið alefed on ðyssum dagum ðæt mon blod læte..oððe aht feorr gewite for woroldlicre bysgunge [eOE BL Add. 40165 fore worldrices bisigung]. OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) i. Introd. 4 Min þæt ungesælige mod is swiðe gecnyssed & gedrefed for þære wunde his bysgunge [L. occupationis suae pulsatus uulnere] & gemyneþ, hwilc hit ær wæs on mynstre. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xiv. ii. sig. Dviii/2 Þ^t besyeng and Inclynacoun of partyes. 1578 T. Twyne tr. L. Daneau Wonderfull Woorkmanship of World ii. f. 4 This knowledge of Naturall Philosophie..is but a light busiyng of the minde. 1616 T. Granger Pauls Crowne of Reioycing 38 You your selfe thinke, that this precisenes, and too much busying of himselfe comes of pride. 1667 N. Fairfax Let. 7 Mar. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1966) III. 358 By ye busyings of ye pens. 1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II. at Prysuriad A being diligent, a busying. 1880 S. C. Ferguson & E. A. Allen Golden Gems Life 342 Slander..oft takes its rise in the curious busyings of those who are interfering where there is no call for their services. 1913 L. de Waters Life Illumined xxiii. 243 Those who had endeavored to unite the minister's name with that of Naomi Carol had long since ceased their busyings. 2002 M. Tolkin Under Radar 21 The tuning and the busying with volume and balance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). busyingadj. Brit. /ˈbɪzɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɪziɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busy v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < busy v. + -ing suffix². That makes a person busy; (also) that is or becomes busy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > that makes busy busying1656 1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 58 A world of other busying performances. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. at Cumbering P.a. from cumber..Embarrassing, perplexing, obstructing, busying. 1847 E. Walker in E. Percival Amaranth 270 It was towards the close of the busying month of April. 1878 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Dec. 735/1 The busying crowd..by the railway. 1920 Harper's Pict. Libr. of World War X. 218/1 He found keeping up with the formation such a busying task that he could be conscious of little else. 1996 Z. Schramm-Evans Phoenix Rising 165 We drove on through the busying streets and boulevards of Ha Noi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.eOEadj.1656
随便看	resignednesses resignee resigner resigners resignful resigning resignment resignments resignor resigns resile resiled resilement resiles resilia resiliate resiliating resilience resiliences resiliencies resiliency resilient resilient stricture resiliently resilientness