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    Browning
    noun
    Elizabeth Barrett 1806–61, English poet.
  • browning
    browning
    noun
    a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc
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Browning

American  
[brou-ning] / ˈbraʊ nɪŋ /

noun

  1. Elizabeth Barrett 1806–61, English poet.

  2. John Moses, 1885–1926, U.S. designer of firearms.

  3. Robert, 1812–89, English poet (husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning).


Browning 1 British  
/ ˈbraʊnɪŋ /

noun

  1. Elizabeth Barrett . 1806–61, English poet and critic; author of the Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850)

  2. her husband, Robert . 1812–89, English poet, noted for his dramatic monologues and The Ring and the Book (1868–69)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browning 2 British  
/ ˈbraʊnɪŋ /

noun

  1.  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

  2. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

browning 3 British  
/ ˈbraʊnɪŋ /

noun

  1. a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Browning

C20: named after John M. Browning (1855–1926), American designer of firearms

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The caption, wishing Quaid and Doumit “boundless happiness and good fortune,” accompanied a slideshow of photos featuring the couple, along with Minifie, Emily Browning and Eddie O’Keefe, celebrating in the establishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Browning said actress Annette Badland would read "a very moving" love poem about Anscombe by Dame Iris.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

In his 1902 poem, “Rabbi Ben Ezra,” Robert Browning wrote:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

With backup Jake Browning struggling, the Bengals acquired Flacco -- a Super Bowl winner with Baltimore in 2018 -- from Cleveland earlier this month.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Where Browning was straightforward and usually clear, Shakespeare was devious, never being quite where you wanted him to be.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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