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Downing
- verb - bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
- drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
- eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;
- shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
- United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
Droning
- verb - an unchanging intonation
- make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
- talk in a monotonous voice
Dunning
- verb - cure by salting; "dun codfish"
- make a dun color
- persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
- treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Earning
- verb - acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
Evening
- verb - a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
- become even or more even; "even out the surface"
- make even or more even
- make level or straight; "level the ground"
- the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera"
- the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
Fanning
- verb - agitate the air
- make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
- separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
- strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
Fawning
- verb - attempting to win favor by flattery
- attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- have fawns; "deer fawn"
- show submission or fear
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
Finning
- verb - equip (a car) with fins
- propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
- show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface"
Gaining
- verb - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
- increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
- increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
- win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an un
Ginning
- verb - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
- trap with a snare; "gin game"