zooningn.

Brit.

/ˈzuːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈzunɪŋ/

Forms: see zoon v. and -ing suffix¹.

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

Etymology: < zoon v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier zoon int.

Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland).

1. The action of making a buzzing, humming, or droning sound; the sound itself; an instance of this. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1885 Idaho Avalanche 19 Sept. 1/6 The whispering, tinkling, hissing, booming, muttering, ‘zooning’ around him are full of mysterious hints and suggestions.

1888 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 5 Aug. 9/4 The musicians..crooning out that nameless, tuneless tune, like the crurr-m of a locust, like the zooning of the wind on the beach.

1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 69 As rapid motion is necessary to zuning, a man, horse, locomotive, or almost anything that goes along swiftly, is said to zune.

1910 D. Coolidge Hidden Water xii. 232 In the stillness the zooning of bees among the rocks came to their ears like distant music.

1922 Outward Bound Nov. 137/1 The zoonings and ploppings of blundering winged intruders.

2. Chiefly in African-American usage: a style of preaching characterized by the repetition of words and phrases with tonal variation, typically accompanied by responses from the congregation. Now somewhat rare and chiefly historical.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pattern or sequence of > that contributes to meaning > preaching style characterized by varying tone

zooning1950

1950 W. L. James in Phylon 16 i. 19 The prayer maker is too full for any utterance which is not colored tonally by his emotions. This is called ‘Zooning’.

1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz xii. 130 The preacher may use the ‘zooning’ style (field-holler and cry) or the ‘gravy’ style (work-song grunt) or a combination of both.

1977 J. L. Dillard Lex. Black Eng. iii. 55 The ‘cries’..may come relatively early in the [church] service and show the importance of tonal phenomena in the Black sermon. There is even a term for one such practice: zooning, ‘crying (a word or phrase) over and over with variations’.

2000 G. Hinson Fire in my Bones 282 I knew that ‘zooning’ referred to a particularly musical form of preaching.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zooning
释义	zooningn. Brit. /ˈzuːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈzunɪŋ/ Forms: see zoon v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zoon v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < zoon v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier zoon int. Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). 1. The action of making a buzzing, humming, or droning sound; the sound itself; an instance of this. Now rare. ΚΠ 1885 Idaho Avalanche 19 Sept. 1/6 The whispering, tinkling, hissing, booming, muttering, ‘zooning’ around him are full of mysterious hints and suggestions. 1888 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 5 Aug. 9/4 The musicians..crooning out that nameless, tuneless tune, like the crurr-m of a locust, like the zooning of the wind on the beach. 1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 69 As rapid motion is necessary to zuning, a man, horse, locomotive, or almost anything that goes along swiftly, is said to zune. 1910 D. Coolidge Hidden Water xii. 232 In the stillness the zooning of bees among the rocks came to their ears like distant music. 1922 Outward Bound Nov. 137/1 The zoonings and ploppings of blundering winged intruders. 2. Chiefly in African-American usage: a style of preaching characterized by the repetition of words and phrases with tonal variation, typically accompanied by responses from the congregation. Now somewhat rare and chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pattern or sequence of > that contributes to meaning > preaching style characterized by varying tone zooning1950 1950 W. L. James in Phylon 16 i. 19 The prayer maker is too full for any utterance which is not colored tonally by his emotions. This is called ‘Zooning’. 1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz xii. 130 The preacher may use the ‘zooning’ style (field-holler and cry) or the ‘gravy’ style (work-song grunt) or a combination of both. 1977 J. L. Dillard Lex. Black Eng. iii. 55 The ‘cries’..may come relatively early in the [church] service and show the importance of tonal phenomena in the Black sermon. There is even a term for one such practice: zooning, ‘crying (a word or phrase) over and over with variations’. 2000 G. Hinson Fire in my Bones 282 I knew that ‘zooning’ referred to a particularly musical form of preaching. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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