adj
Meaning 1
Condemning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- damning evidence was clear for all to see
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
damning
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdæmɪŋ/
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rhymes with -æmɪŋ
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homophone: damming
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CMU ARPABET: D AE1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A condemnation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An act of swearing with the word "damn".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of damn
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
threatening with damnation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: damnatory
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English dampnynge; equivalent to damn + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: langettava — condemning
- Finnish: raskauttava — condemning
- French: accablant — condemning
- German: kondemnierend — condemning
- German: vernichtend — condemning
- German: missbilligend — condemning
- German: missfällig — condemning
- Polish: obciążający — condemning
- Finnish: tuomitseminen — a condemnation
- German: Kondemnation — a condemnation
- German: Ächtung — a condemnation
- German: Verurteilung — a condemnation
- German: Malediktion — a swearing
- German: Verdammung — a swearing
- German: Verwünschung — a swearing
- German: Verfluchen — a swearing