damning

damning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæmɪŋ/
• Homophone: damming

Verb

damning

1. present participle of damn

Adjective

damning (comparative more damning, superlative most damning)

1. Condemning.

   damning evidence was clear for all to see

Noun

damning (plural damnings)

1. A condemnation.
   • 2003, Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)

     This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.

2. An act of swearing with the word "damn".
   • Daniel Defoe

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

Anagrams

• Dingman, manding

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Swedish

Etymology

damma +‎ -ning

Noun

damning c

1. dusting, removal of dust (with a duster or a damp cloth)

   Vid de flesta folkskolor i Stockholm användes torrsopning för slutna fönster, en mycket ofullständig damning och skurning blott en gång i månaden.

   In most of the public schools in Stockholm, dry sweeping was used with closed windows, a much incomplete dusting and scouring only once each month.

Declension

Declension of damning
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	damning	damningen	—	—
Genitive	damnings	damningens	—	—

References

• damning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• damning in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)