2. Verb. (present participle of dun) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dunning
1. dun [v] - See also: dun
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dunning
Literary usage of Dunning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1920)
"late John dunning, was apprenticed to David dunning, saddler, of Edinburgh in 1597
... John dunning of Ashburton, lawyer, was born in 1700 >and died in 1780 ..."
2. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till by John Campbell Campbell (1857)
"dunning, instead of continuing to dine on cow-heel, shortly after being called
to the bar was making thousands a year, and had obtained a seat in parliament ..."
3. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1907)
"Lehman Herbert dunning was educated at the Edwardsburg High School. ... Dr.
dunning began the practice of medicine at Troy, Mich.; removed to South Bend, ..."
4. The Original by Thomas Walker (1850)
"ANECDOTE OF dunning. I once heard Horne Tooke relate the following anecdote
illustrative of the personal appearance of dunning, Lord Ashburton, ..."
5. Bibliotheca Sacra by Dallas Theological Seminary (1894)
"AE dunning, successor of Dr. Dexter in the editorial chair of The ... Dr.
dunning stands at the gateways of knowledge in the Congregational denomination. ..."
6. A Century of Anecdote from 1760-1860 by John Timbs (1864)
"dunning, LORD ASHBURTON. dunning got nothing for some years after his call to
the bar, which was about 1756. "He travelled the Western Circuit," says the ..."
Other Resources:
