"shunning" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ Forms: shunnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shunning (plural shunnings)
  1. The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
    Sense id: en-shunning-en-noun-yvFE2cLH

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} shunning
  1. present participle and gerund of shun Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: shun
    Sense id: en-shunning-en-verb-MzLpC5dP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

Inflected forms

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