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- [brou-ning]
- /ˈbraʊ nɪŋ/
- /braʊn/
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- [brou-ning]
- /ˈbraʊ nɪŋ/
Definitions of browning word
- noun browning a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc 3
- noun browning Elizabeth Barrett. 1806–61, English poet and critic; author of the Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850) 3
- noun browning her husband, Robert. 1812–89, English poet, noted for his dramatic monologues and The Ring and the Book (1868–69) 3
- noun browning a portable gas-operated air-cooled automatic rifle using .30 calibre ammunition and capable of firing between 200 and 350 rounds per minute 3
- noun browning a water-cooled automatic machine gun using .30 or .50 calibre ammunition and capable of firing over 500 rounds per minute 3
- noun browning Elizabeth Barrett1806-61; Eng. poet: wife of Robert 3
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Origin of browning
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brūn; cognate with Dutch bruin, German braun, Old Norse brūnn; akin to Lithuanian brúnas brown
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Parts of speech for Browning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
browning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
browning usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for browning
adj browning
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
- steaming — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- sizzling — to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
- boiling — very warm
verb browning
- poach — to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- sear — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- griddle — a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
Antonyms for browning
adj browning
- freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
verb browning
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
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