Zeppelining, n.

zeppelining
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zeppelining_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 2014

# Zeppeliningnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zeppelining mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zeppelining. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun Zeppelining pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɛp(ə)lɪnɪŋ/
ZEP-uh-lin-ing

#### U.S. English

/ˈzɛp(ə)lənɪŋ/
ZEP-uh-luh-ning

### Where does the noun Zeppelining come from?

Earliest known use

1910s

The earliest known use of the noun Zeppelining is in the 1910s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zeppelining is from 1915, in Vogue.

Zeppelining is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: Zeppelin n., zeppelin v., ‑ing suffix1.

### Nearby entries

1. zephyrless, adj. a1821–
2. zephyr-like, adv. & adj. 1765–
3. zephyr lily, n.?1877–
4. zephyrous, adj. a1750–
5. zephyry, adj. 1791–
6. Zepp, n. 1914–
7. Zepp, v. 1914–
8. Zeppelin, n. 1896–
9. zeppelin, v. 1910–
10. Zeppelined, adj. 1915–
11. Zeppelining, n.1915–
12. Zeppelinist, n. 1912–
13. Zeppelinistic, adj. 1930–
14. Zeppelinite, n. 1909–
15. zeppole, n. 1835–
16. zepto-, comb. form
17. zeranol, n. 1971–
18. zerda, n. 1780–1860
19. zerk, n. 1926–
20. zero, n. & adj. 1604–
21. zero, v. 1813–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
< either Zeppelin n. or zeppelin v. + ‑ing suffix1.

## Meaning & use

Now rare.

1. 1915–
   In the First World War (1914–18): the use of Zeppelins to carry out bombing raids. Later: the action or practice of travelling in a Zeppelin.
   In quot. 19151 a punning use alluding to ‘every cloud has a silver lining’.
   1. [1915

      > It may be imagined that in England just now every cloud appears to have a Zeppelining.

      Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 24 January 8/3]
   2. 1915

      > Each sport would be represented by the costumes, the men to take the hardy masculine sports such as motoring, aeroplaning, Zeppelining, and baseball.

      Vogue 15 July 26/2
   3. 1916

      > The cows over there certainly must have been scared stiff by all the cannonading, and Zeppelining.

      Alton (Illinois) Evening Telegraph 25 March 5/3
   4. 1917

      > The ‘Kreunz [sic] Zeitung’..was formerly notorious for its demand for ruthless Zeppelining of non-combatants.

      Daily Observer (Tamworth, New South Wales) 8 February 2/4
   5. 1929

      > Zeppelining, as it is called, has been naturally rather in a class apart.

      New York Times 28 July (Magazine) 17/1
   6. 1931

      > When you go Zeppelining..you can put practically all of your nature-given senses away and rely wholly on an imposing array of man-made instruments.

      Popular Aviation September 17/1

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɛp(ə)lɪnɪŋ/
ZEP-uh-lin-ing

### U.S. English

/ˈzɛp(ə)lənɪŋ/
ZEP-uh-luh-ning

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

Also with lower-case initial.

Zeppelining, n. was first published in June 2014.

Zeppelining, n. was last modified in July 2023.