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browning

/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
brown-ing
IPA
/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A brown-skinned person.

Countable

verb

present participle and gerund of brown

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A person of that surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown). For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

brownings (plural)

Derived Forms

antibrowning Browningian

Phrases

browning shot mahogany browning Maillard browning golden brown

Frequently Paired Words

brownification embrowning golden brown tanning bluing blackening

Synonyms

25851 25851 Browning (25851) Browning 2000 EE120 (25851) 2000 EE120 25851 (2000 EE120) Browning 2000 EE120 Browning (2000 EE120) Browning Asteroid Browning BAR

Rhymes With

drowning downing crowning frowning clowning chowning

Questions

How do you pronounce browning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/.
What does browning mean?
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
Where does browning come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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