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  Browning

  noun

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

Browning

American  

[brau-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).

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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)

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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

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browning ³ British  

/ ˈbraʊnɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Browning

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

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Example Sentences

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Browning said when her comic friends began to create clips for social media, they were able to travel around the country and perform for the fans they’ve garnered from their content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Barrett Browning’s path was unusually smooth after her marriage to fellow poet Robert Browning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

The title of Mom’s book Count the Ways on Kahlo and Rivera is a line taken from her favorite poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

But when I want depth, sweetness, browning and the kind of flavor that tastes like something has been cooking much longer than it actually has, I start by roasting.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

I just want them a little drier, a little sturdier, with some browning around the edges.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even zoomed-out satellite imagery of western France shows a striking increase in the browning of land compared to last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Brook trout abundance was not affected by freshwater browning.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

Someone left a sliced apple out and it’s browning.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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