tantivy
/tænˈtɪvi/
tantivy adverb: at full tilt.
Adverb
tantivy (not comparable)
- At full tilt
- Fryar John began to paw, neigh and whinny at the Snout's end, as one ready to leap, or at least to play the Ass, and get up and ride tantivy to the Devil like a Beggar on Horseback.1737, John Ozell, ed., The Works of Francis Rabelais, M.D., fourth book, J. Brindley and C. Corbett, page 213
Noun
tantivy (plural tantivies)
- A rapid gallop
- a. 1658, John Cleveland, letter to a Parliament Officer at Grantham
Sir , I expected to hear from you in the Language of the lost Groat , and the Prodigal Son , and not in such a Tantivy of Language
- a. 1658, John Cleveland, letter to a Parliament Officer at Grantham
- The sound of a hunting horn in imitation of a galloping horse
- Jack then placed himself on the opposite side of the pit, farthest from the giant’s lodging, and, just at the break of day, he put the horn to his mouth, and blew, Tantivy, Tantivy. This noise roused the giant.1898, Joseph Jacobs, English Fairy Tales, David Nutt
Verb
tantivy (third-person singular simple present tantivies, present participle tantivying, simple past and past participle tantivied)
- To hurry off.
tantivy meaning in Tamil and Bengali
tantivy in Tamil
- கூவிளி, வேட்டைக் கூக்குரல், விரைவியக்கம் நாலுகாற் பாய்ச்சல், வேகப்பாய்வு, தாவு குதி, விரைவான
tantivy in Bengali
- পুরোদমে, একটি দ্রুত গলপ, দ্রুত চলে যাওয়া
Forms of tantivy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tantivies |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tantivies |
| present participle | tantivying |
| past participle | tantivied |
| past | tantivied |
Origin of tantivy
A fox-hunting term, said to be from the note of a hunting horn.
Questions about tantivy
- What does tantivy mean?
- Tantivy means at full tilt.
- What is tantivy in Tamil?
- Tantivy in Tamil is கூவிளி, வேட்டைக் கூக்குரல், விரைவியக்கம் நாலுகாற் பாய்ச்சல். See Tantivy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tantivy?
- Tantivy can be an adverb, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce tantivy?
- Tantivy is pronounced /tænˈtɪvi/.
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