Definition of DAWNING

dawning

Meanings

Plural: dawnings

Noun

  • the first light of day
  • Dawn.
  • The first beginnings of something.

Verb

  • become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
  • appear or develop
  • become light
  • present participle and gerund of dawn

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

aurora, break of day, break of the day, click, cockcrow, come home, dawn, daybreak, dayspring, fall into place, first light, get across, get through, morning, penetrate, sink in, sunrise, sunup

Antonyms

sunset

Scrabble Score: 12

dawning is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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