Definitions for damning

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damning damn·ing

Spelling: [dam-ing, dam-ning]

IPA: /ˈdæm ɪŋ, ˈdæm nɪŋ/

Damning is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in damning (adgimnn).

Definitions for damning

noun

1. the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
2. something of negligible value:

Idioms

1. damn well, Informal. damned (def 7).
2. damn with faint praise, to praise so moderately as, in effect, to condemn:
3. give a damn, Informal. to care; be concerned; consider as important: Also, give a darn.

adverb

1. damned.

adjective

1. causing incrimination:
2. damned (defs 2, 3).

interjection

1. (used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)

verb (used with object)

1. to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
2. to condemn as a failure:
3. to bring condemnation upon; ruin.
4. to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell.
5. to swear at or curse, using the word “damn”:

verb (used without object)

1. to use the word “damn”; swear.

Origin of damning

First recorded in 1590-1600; damn + -ing²

Examples for damning

If he could only meet with Roma for a moment and thrust the damning document in her face!

Our eyes are shut to the damning facts which confront us on every side.

The testimony is damning: the world has not learned its lesson.

He looked again at the damning evidence and his defiance broke.

The significance of it all gripped him with damning clarity.

The most damning argument against the Germans is that they were not lazy enough.

A new report by Human Rights Watch released Tuesday is damning.

There is already a damning common denominator between the two shootings: the Cleveland police department itself.

Even though a grand jury chose not to indict the cop who killed Eric Garner, the video is damning of police.

But, as is often the case, what may be equally as damning as the crime will be the cover-up.