turtling

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The hunting of turtles (the reptiles). uncountable
  2. A baby turtle.
    — Drowsy with dawn, barely asail, Buzzes the blue-bottle over the shale, Scared from the pool by the leaping trout; And the brood of turtlings clamber out On the log by their oozy house.
  3. Turning turtle. uncountable
  4. Any slow progression or build-up. figuratively,uncountable
  5. A defensive strategy of avoiding conflict, by maintaining strong defense and little to no offense, while remaining in a fixed position. uncountable
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of turtle form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

turtlings plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English turtle
English -ing
English turtling
From turtle + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English turtle
Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.
Proto-Germanic *-ilaz
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
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Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ling
Old English -ling
Middle English -ling
English -ling
English turtling
From turtle + -ling.
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