Meanings
banning1
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ban
banning2
nounbanning (plural bannings)
plural bannings
- The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.
And it was not as though they were unable, as the waves of bannings and algorithmic deboosting of those on the online right began in earnest after 2016.
2023 March 16, Andrew Isker, “The Regime’s War To Make Memes Illegal”, in Gab News, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2023
Banning3
proper nounBanning (plural Bannings)
plural Bannings
- A surname.
- A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan official prohibition or edict against something
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APA
banning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banning
MLA
“banning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banning. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banning.
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