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- [aw-ning]
- /ˈɔ nɪŋ/
- /ˈɔː.nɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-ning]
- /ˈɔ nɪŋ/
Definitions of awning word
- countable noun awning An awning is a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun. 3
- noun awning a roof of canvas or other material supported by a frame to provide protection from the weather, esp one placed over a doorway or part of a deck of a ship 3
- noun awning a structure of canvas, metal, etc. extended before a window or door or over a patio, deck, etc. as a protection from the sun or rain 3
- noun awning a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection, as from the sun. 1
- noun awning a shelter. 1
- noun awning A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a storefront, window, doorway, or deck. 1
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Origin of awning
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Awning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
awning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
awning usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for awning
noun awning
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- tent — a probe.
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- shade — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
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