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- [hawr-ning]
- /ˈhɔr nɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawr-ning]
- /ˈhɔr nɪŋ/
Definitions of horning word
- noun horning one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes. 1
- noun horning a similar growth, sometimes of hair, as the median horn or horns on the snout of the rhinoceros, or the tusk of the narwhal. 1
- noun horning antler. 1
- noun horning a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest. 1
- noun horning the bony substance of which such animal growths are composed. 1
- noun horning any similar substance, as that forming tortoise shell, hoofs, nails, or corns. 1
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Origin of horning
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English horn(e) (noun), Old English horn; cognate with Dutch horen, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish horn, German Horn, Gothic haurn, Latin cornu cornu, Irish, Welsh corn; akin to Greek kéras horn (see cerat-)
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Parts of speech for Horning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
horning popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
horning usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for horning
verb horning
- smack — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
- shove — to move along by force from behind; push.
- buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
Antonyms for horning
verb horning
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
- pull — pull media
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
noun horning
- dishorning — Present participle of dishorn.
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