Browning
noun
Elizabeth Barrett 1806–61, English poet.
Browning
American
[brou-ning]
/ ˈbraʊ nɪŋ /
noun
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Elizabeth Barrett 1806–61, English poet.
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John Moses, 1885–1926, U.S. designer of firearms.
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Robert, 1812–89, English poet (husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning).
Browning
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British
/ ˈbraʊnɪŋ /
noun
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Elizabeth Barrett . 1806–61, English poet and critic; author of the Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850)
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her husband, Robert . 1812–89, English poet, noted for his dramatic monologues and The Ring and the Book (1868–69)
Browning
2
British
/ ˈbraʊnɪŋ /
noun
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BAR. Also called: Browning automatic rifle. a portable gas-operated air-cooled automatic rifle using .30 calibre ammunition and capable of firing between 200 and 350 rounds per minute
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Also called: Browning machine gun. a water-cooled automatic machine gun using .30 or .50 calibre ammunition and capable of firing over 500 rounds per minute
browning
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British
/ ˈbraʊnɪŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Browning
C20: named after John M. Browning (1855–1926), American designer of firearms
Example Sentences
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Gun designer John Moses Browning built a thriving business in the late 1800s by vastly improving firearms’ internal mechanisms, culminating in terrifyingly deadly machine guns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Browning was associated with larger populations of northern pike and walleye.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
On Sunday, Kramer wrote about Browning on Facebook: “Not only a great player, a great person. Rest in peace my friend.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Jim Browning, a 'scam baiter' who hacks the computers of fraudsters attempting online scams, said anyone can become a victim of scammers, particularly as "what they are good at is social engineering".
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
The poems we read in class were her expressions of love to Robert Browning, her husband.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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