downing
verbnounattested in dialogue
- //ˈdaʊnɪŋ//
An occasion on which something is downed.
verb
- 1
Also a form of downpresent participle and gerund of down
noun
- 1
An occasion on which something is downed.
In several recent helicopter downings, the attackers used a variety of weapons[…].
- 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.
Forms
- plural
- downings
downfall · A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid…downhill · Down a slope.Downhill · A coastal village and beach (Downhill Strand) in County…
downing · An occasion on which something is downed.
Downing · A surname.download · A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote…downloading · The process by which something is downloaded.