dawning

American

[daw-ning] / ˈdɔ nɪŋ /

noun

daybreak; dawn.
beginning; start.

the dawning of the space age.

Other Word Forms

undawning adjective

Etymology

Origin of dawning

Middle English; dawn, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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The dawning of reality should be close at hand now for England players - 'maybe it's not you, Scotland, maybe it's us'.

From BBC

He saw the awful truth of it dawning on her.

From Literature

Now, there’s a dawning realization that these tools can do far more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her eyes get big and her brows go up-up-up, and I know a new thought is dawning on her.

From Literature

The slowly dawning realization that this heavily tattooed white man named Teddy Swims was really going to pull off “Without You.”

From Los Angeles Times

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