dawning

dawn·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [daw-ning]
- /ˈdɔ nɪŋ/
- /dɔːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [daw-ning]
- /ˈdɔ nɪŋ/

Definitions of dawning word

adjective dawning gradually beginning to become light 3
adjective dawning gradually taking shape in a person's consciousness 3
noun dawning the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley. 1
noun dawning the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization. 1
verb without object dawning to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky. 1
verb without object dawning to begin to open or develop. 1

See all 12 definitions of dawning

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Parts of speech for Dawning

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dawning

dawning popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for dawning

noun dawning

daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
morning — the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
sunup — sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.
morn — morning.

adjective dawning

kidder — to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
originating — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
incepted — to take in; ingest.
authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
nascent — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.

All 16 Synonyms of dawning

Antonyms for dawning

noun dawning

sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.

All 2 Antonyms of dawning

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