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banning¹

  • /ˈbænɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ænɪŋ

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of ban

banning²

  • /ˈbænɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ænɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English banning, bannyng, bonnyng, equivalent to ban + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian banning, Dutch banning, German Low German Banning, German Bannung.

noun bannings

  1. The act by which something is banned; a prohibition. And it was not as though they were unable, as the waves of bannings and algorithmic deboosting of those on the online right began in earnest after 2016.

Banning³

  • /ˈbænɪŋ/

proper noun Bannings

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: forbiddance, forbidding, prohibit, proscription, forbid, prohibition, interdiction, shunning, prevent, prevention, outlaw, denying, embargo, suppression, suppress, restraining

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"banning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/banning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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banning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/banning

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@misc{banning_2026,
  title = {banning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/banning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}