mornings

[ mawr-ningz ]

/ ˈmɔr nɪŋz /

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adverb

in or during the morning regularly.

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Origin of mornings

First recorded in 1610–20

Words nearby mornings

morning dress, morning glory, morning glory family, morning gun, morning line, mornings, morning sickness, morning star, morning tea, morning watch, Moro

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How to use mornings in a sentence

Cereal brings back memories of lazy mornings and easy extravagance, a time when worries were few and comfort was plenty.
Cereal Cafe’s Big Bowl of Hate|David Levesley|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes I wear my silk pyjamas when I am going for a walk in the mornings, does that make me eccentric?
The Death of the English Eccentric|Tom Sykes|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most mornings, I left our rented cottage, and walked into Southwold.
Walking In The Footsteps Of W.G. Sebald, Hiker, Novelist, Strange Genius|Edward Platt|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The questions he raised had a way of spilling beyond the hour-long class to fill entire mornings.
College Kids Should Major in Leisure|Nick Romeo|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And there had been those mornings afterwards, when it concealed nothing at all.
A Final Burial at Ground Zero|Michael Daly|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She sometimes liked to sit in the room of mornings when Madame Ratignolle played or practiced.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
She went up in the mornings to Madame Lebrun's room, braving the clatter of the old sewing-machine.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Many pleasant mornings may be spent while visiting, by one lady reading aloud whilst the other sews, alternating the work.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Nor could they forget the Sunday mornings when his reverence took his dose of egg-flip before church, in order to clear his voice.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
I know this small organ well—an old friend on dreary mornings, putting the laziest riser in a good humor for the day.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith

British Dictionary definitions for mornings

mornings

/ (ˈmɔːnɪŋz) /

adverb

informal in the morning, esp regularly, or during every morning

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mornings

Origin of mornings

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