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downings

/ˈdaʊnɪŋz/

downings is the plural of downing.

Meaning of downing

Noun

downing (plural downings)

  1. An occasion on which something is downed.
    • In several recent helicopter downings, the attackers used a variety of weapons[…].2007 February 18, Michael R. Gordon, “Planning Seen in Iraqi Attacks on U.S. Copters”, in New York Times
  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.2013 November 3, Delme Parfitt, “Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win”, in Wales Online

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Words that rhyme with downings

Questions about downings

What is downings the plural of?
Downings is the plural of downing.
How do you pronounce downings?
Downings is pronounced /ˈdaʊnɪŋz/.

Words near downings in the dictionary

  1. downiness
  2. downing
  3. Downing effect
  4. Downing Street
  5. downing tools
  6. downings
  7. Downingtown
  8. downish
  9. downladder
  10. downland
  11. downlands

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