单词 | zithering |
释义 | zitheringadj. Reminiscent of or involving a zither; buzzing, humming; (also) flickering, fluttering (cf. zither v. 1b). ΘΠ 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). < adj.1889 |
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