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Downing

//ˈdaʊnɪŋ// name, noun, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A city in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  3. 3
    A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Noun
  1. 1
    An occasion on which something is downed.

    "In several recent helicopter downings, the attackers used a variety of weapons[…]."

  2. 2
    A defeat.

    "This was not just a downing of fierce rivals for the home side, it was three precious points to go towards their quest to stay in the top flight."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of down form-of, gerund, participle, present

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