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Definitions for Dawning

[1] daybreak; dawn.
[2] beginning; start: the dawning of the space age.
[3] the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
[4] the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.
[5] to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.
[6] to begin to open or develop.
[7] to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on ): The idea dawned on him.
[8] daybreak; sunrise Related adjective: auroral
[9] the sky when light first appears in the morning
[10] the beginning of something
[11] to begin to grow light after the night
[12] to begin to develop, appear, or expand
[13] (usually foll by on or upon ) to begin to become apparent (to)

Words related to Dawning

daybreak, morning, daylight, sunup, morn, cockcrow, sunrise

Words nearby Dawning

dawn on, dawn patrol, dawn phenomenon, dawn raid, dawney, dawning, dawson, dawson creek, dawsonite, dax, day

Origin of Dawning

before 1150; Middle English dawen (v.), Old English dagian, derivative of dæg day; akin to Old Norse daga, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dagen, Old High German tagēn

Other words from Dawning

un·dawn·ing , adjective
dawn·like , adjective
un·dawned , adjective

Word origin for Dawning

Old English dagian to dawn; see day

Synonyms for Dawning

cockcrow, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup, crack of dawn