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sonning

sonning is the present participle and gerund of son.

Meaning of son

Verb

son (third-person singular simple present sons, present participle sonning, simple past and past participle sonned)

  1. (transitive) To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
    • I sonned a father who would not be sonned, […]1997, Noel Polk, Outside the Southern Myth
  2. (transitive) To address (someone) as "son".
    • “Don't 'son' me.” “I'm old enough to be your father,” he said with a dismissive wave of his hand.2005, Jerry Flesher, Tomorrow I'll Miss You

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Proper noun capitalized: Sonning

Sonning

  1. A village and civil parish on the River Thames in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7575).

Words formed from sonning

Questions about sonning

What does sonning mean?
Sonning means a village and civil parish on the River Thames in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7575).
What is sonning the present participle and gerund of?
Sonning is the present participle and gerund of son.
What part of speech is sonning?
Sonning is a proper noun.

Words near sonning in the dictionary

  1. sonnetwise
  2. Sonnier
  3. Sonniers
  4. sonnies
  5. sonnikins
  6. sonning
  7. Sonning Common
  8. sonnish
  9. Sonnite
  10. Sonnites
  11. Sonns

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