English Explanatory Dictionary

horning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of horn
noun
  1. The activity of blowing the horn of a train.
  2. The appearance of the Moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.
  3. A mock serenade with tin horns and other discordant instruments by way of showing public disapproval.
  4. The issuing of letters of horning.
name
  1. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3417).

Word forms

horning hornings

Etymology

From Middle English hornynge; equivalent to horn + -ing.

Derived words

letters of horning
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