Now dial. [f. STEVEN sb.1] a. intr. To make an uproar, shout. b. trans. To deafen with noise. Hence Stevening vbl. sb.

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c. 1220.  Bestiary, 575. Sipmen here steringe forgeten for hire stefninge.

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c. 1440.  York Myst., xxxii. 6. Ȝe stynte of youre steuenyng so stowte.

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1855.  Robinson, Whitby Gloss., To Stevvon, to shout with great strength of voice. Ibid. (1862), Dial. Leeds, Gloss. s.v., Mak a less o’ thee din, wi’ tuh! it’s fit to stevvon onnybody.

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1873.  Swaledale Gloss., Stevin,… to rant.

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