ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Downing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdaʊnɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Downing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of down.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of down.

More Meanings

  1. An occasion on which something is downed.
  2. A defeat.

Example Sentences

In several recent helicopter downings, the attackers used a variety of weapons[…].
This was not just a downing of fierce rivals for the home side, it was three precious points to go towards their quest to stay in the top flight.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include downwards, downward, downbound, falling, fallen, pull down.

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