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morning
[mawr-ning]
noun
the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
the beginning of day; dawn.
Morning is almost here.
the first or early period of anything; beginning.
the morning of life.
adjective
of or relating to morning.
the morning hours.
occurring, appearing, used, etc., in the morning.
a morning coffee break.
morning
/ ˈmɔːnɪŋ /
noun
the first part of the day, ending at or around noon
sunrise; daybreak; dawn
the beginning or early period
the morning of the world
informal, the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
(modifier) of, used, or occurring in the morning
morning coffee
Other Word Forms
- premorning adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of morning1
Idioms and Phrases
- Monday-morning quarterback
- good day (morning)
Example Sentences
A steamy morning inside a hot tub turned deadly for one Southern California couple.
“He was in the car, I believe, the next morning and he was here that evening,” Neuheisel said, “and it was on to try to beat Penn State.”
In the second case, Cody Holmes, 31, a Beverly Hills man who was the CFO of affordable housing developer Shangri-La, was arrested Thursday morning for his role in another Homekey project.
‘First Take’’s energy, perspective and passion represents everything I love about sports, and I’m excited to bring more of that to the debate desk every weekday morning.”
His mother said she began experiencing suicidal thoughts when Lincoln had a "meltdown" following a trip to Lidl on the morning of 15 December.
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When To Use
Morning refers to the beginning of the day. Morning is used figuratively to refer to the beginning of anything. Morning is also used to describe something that involves or occurs during the morning.Depending on who you ask, the exact hours of the morning will be different. Generally speaking, morning begins either at sunrise or at midnight (12 a.m.) and ends at noon (12 p.m.).
- Real-life examples: People usually sleep at night and wake up in the morning. The sun rises in the morning. Roosters are known to crow during the morning when the sun comes up.
- Used in a sentence: I would rather sleep until noon than wake up early in the morning.
- Real-life examples: The first movies were made in the morning of the film industry. Babyhood is the morning of a human’s life.
- Used in a sentence: Archaeologists discovered artifacts left behind by people who lived during the morning of civilization.
- Real-life examples: A morning person likes being awake in the morning. A morning shower is taken in the early part of the day.
- Used in a sentence: Delivering the morning newspaper means waking up at 5 a.m.
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