"dawing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔːɪŋ/ Forms: dawings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Etymology: From daw + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|daw|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From daw + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dawing (plural dawings)
  1. (obsolete outside Scotland) Dawn, daybreak. Related terms: dawning
    Sense id: en-dawing-en-noun-6nxjETn1 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 85 15

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɔːɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Etymology: From daw + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|daw|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From daw + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dawing
  1. present participle and gerund of daw Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: daw
    Sense id: en-dawing-en-verb-HdHXObAa

Inflected forms

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