English Explanatory Dictionary

dawning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dawn.
  2. The first beginnings of something.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of dawn

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔːnɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dawning.wav /ˈdɑːnɪŋ/

Word forms

dawning dawnings daunyng

Etymology

From Middle English dawnynge, an alteration of dawing, under the influence of North Germanic cognates (compare Swedish, Danish dagning). See daw (“to dawn”).

Derived words

undawning
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