Meanings
awing1
adverbawing (not comparable)
- not comparableOn the wing; flying; fluttering.
Close upon the window-glass pressed our eager faces— Hearts and torches all aflare, frame on frame of laces, Wreathing roses all abloom, Cupids all awing, Valentines—and valentines! swung along the string,
1918, Margaret Widdemer, The Old Road to Paradise, Once When We Bought Valentines
awing2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveinspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with awing
beingsomethingthingkingspringbringstringthinkingingwingswingngsingbearingBeijingsubmittingpingSinghpngstingminglingslingbling
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APA
awing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awing
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“awing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “awing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awing.
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