English Explanatory Dictionary

downing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of down
noun
  1. An occasion on which something is downed.
  2. A defeat.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  3. A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  4. Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaʊnɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-downing.wav

Word forms

downing downings

Derived words

Downing effect Downing Street Downingtown
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