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IPA: /ˈdaʊ nɪŋ/

Downing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 94 anagrams from letters in Downing (dginnow).

Definitions for Downing

noun

1. Andrew Jackson, 1815–52, U.S. landscape architect.
2. a downward movement; descent.
3. a turn for the worse; reverse:
4. Football. one of a series of four plays during which a team must advance the ball at least 10 yards (9 meters) to keep possession of it. the declaring of the ball as down or out of play, or the play immediately preceding this.
5. Slang. an order of toast at a lunch counter or restaurant.
6. Slang. downer (defs 1a, b).

Idioms

1. down and out, down-and-out.
2. down cold / pat, mastered or learned perfectly:
3. down in the mouth, discouraged; depressed; sad.
4. down on, Informal. hostile or averse to:
5. down with!, away with! cease!: on or toward the ground or into a lower position:

adverb

1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position:
2. on or to the ground, floor, or bottom:
3. to or in a sitting or lying position.
4. to or in a position, area, or district considered lower, especially from a geographical or cartographic standpoint, as to the south, a business district, etc.:
5. to or at a lower value or rate.
6. to a lesser pitch or volume:
7. in or to a calmer, less active, or less prominent state:
8. from an earlier to a later time:
9. from a greater to a lesser strength, amount, etc.:
10. in an attitude of earnest application:
11. on paper or in a book:
12. in cash at the time of purchase; at once:
13. to the point of defeat, submission, inactivity, etc.:
14. in or into a fixed or supine position:
15. to the source or actual position:
16. into a condition of ill health:
17. in or into a lower status or condition:
18. Nautical. toward the lee side, so as to turn a vessel to windward:
19. Slang. on toast (as used in ordering a sandwich at a lunch counter or restaurant):

adjective

1. downward; going or directed downward:
2. being at a low position or on the ground, floor, or bottom.
3. toward the south, a business district, etc.
4. associated with or serving traffic, transportation, or the like, directed toward the south, a business district, etc.:
5. downcast; depressed; dejected:
6. ailing, especially, sick and bedridden:
7. being the portion of the full price, as of an article bought on the installment plan, that is paid at the time of purchase or delivery:
8. Football. (of the ball) not in play.
9. Slang. agreeing, supporting, or understanding: sophisticated or hip; cool:
10. behind an opponent or opponents in points, games, etc.:
11. Baseball. out.
12. losing or having lost the amount indicated, especially at gambling:
13. having placed one's bet:
14. finished, done, considered, or taken care of:
15. out of order:

preposition

1. in a descending or more remote direction or place on, over, or along:

interjection

1. (used as a command to a dog to stop attacking, to stop jumping on someone, to get off a couch or chair, etc.):
2. (used as a command or warning to duck, take cover, or the like):

verb (used with object)

1. to put, knock, or throw down; subdue:
2. to drink down, especially quickly or in one gulp:
3. Informal. to defeat in a game or contest:
4. to cause to fall from a height, especially by shooting:

verb (used without object)

1. to go down; fall.

Origin of Downing

before 1100; Middle English doune, Old English dūne, aphetic variant of adūne for of dūne off (the) hill; see a-², down³

Examples for Downing

Give him all the things, therefore, and pack him off to Downing Street.

Several leaders of the rebellion are out, possibly because of the Downing of MH17.

Yeah,” he says finally, squelching his giggles by Downing half a bottle of Bud, “that sounds like Ray.

Rather than Downing a handful of pills, I planned to take my life by opening a vein in each wrist.

The 1983 Downing of KAL 007 sharpened American tensions with the Soviet Union to heights not seen since the Cuban missile crisis.

Code dispatches to Downing Street might cause a little comment.

I hope we're to hear that the Cabinet wants you in Downing Street.'

The Kremlin blames Strelkov for the Downing of the jet—a propaganda disaster for Russia.

What will you say, sir, to the very last despatch I have received from Downing Street?

Come and dine with me at Downing Street this day week at seven o'clock.