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单词 zithering
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zitheringadj.

Brit. /ˈzɪðərɪŋ/, /ˈzɪθərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈzɪðərɪŋ/, /ˈzɪθərɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zither v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < zither v. + -ing suffix2.
Reminiscent of or involving a zither; buzzing, humming; (also) flickering, fluttering (cf. zither v. 1b).
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] > buzz (of sounds) > making buzzing sound
buzzing1556
buzzy1871
zithering1889
1889 M. Ostlere Dead! iii. 76 It swithered through the badly-fixed windows, making zithering sounds as of an army of cold and frozen-out mosquitoes.
1966 J. Gaskell City (1970) iv. 136 The mastodon was finished, putrefying below the walls in a zithering swarm of flies.
1979 H. McLeave Double Exposure i. 1 The helicopter..trailing a zithering shadow.
2007 S. Peacock Reading 24 3 A flourish of flutes and zithering strings announce the first images of the diegesis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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