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horning

name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AO1 R N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3417).

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The activity of blowing the horn of a train.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The appearance of the Moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A mock serenade with tin horns and other discordant instruments by way of showing public disapproval.

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Usage: US, countable, historical, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The issuing of letters of horning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of horn

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

From Middle English hornynge; equivalent to horn + -ing.