dawning
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dawning
- /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/ UK, US
- /ˈdɑːnɪŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːnɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English dawnynge, an alteration of dawing, under the influence of North Germanic cognates (compare Swedish, Danish dagning). See daw (“to dawn”).
noun dawnings · daunyng
- Dawn. Anone after cam the knyght with the two ſwerdes and balan his broder ⸝ and brought with hem kynge Ryons of Northwalys and there delyuerd hym to the porters and charged hem with hym ⸝ & ſoo they two retorned ageyne in the daunyng of the day ⸝[…]
- The first beginnings of something.
verb daunyng
- present participle and gerund of dawn
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noun dawn
| Русский | рассве́т rassvét |
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Talk about this word "dawning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dawning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dawning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dawning "dawning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dawning.Cite this
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title = {dawning},
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