daming

Da·ming
D2A1M3I1N1G2
/ˈdeɪmɪŋ/

noun

the act of performing as a pantomime dame

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Meanings

daming1

noundaming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe act of performing as a pantomime dame

    Jack (Tripp) specialised; daming was what he did.

    2013 March 21, Charles Nevin, “Tripp”, in Jack: Stories of Britain’s Favourite Name, Random House, published 2013

Daming2

proper noun
  1. A county of Handan, Hebei, China.

    "Feng was transferred to his hometown, Daming county in Hebei province, in late April.[…]"

    2010 May 5, Yao Jing, “Serial mugger caught”, in China Daily, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2026, Mosaic
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    It [Tangrenshen Group] recently signed a new agreement to spend 250 million yuan on building 50 farms with annual output of 5,000 pigs in Daming county, southern Hebei province.

    2017 October 26, Dominique Patton, “China's Tangrenshen [translating 唐人神] sees FY profit rising as much as 70 pct”, in Vyas Mohan, editor, Reuters, Business

    The delegation then traveled to Daming County in Handan City, Hebei Province, on August 20. Daming County, a major hub for sesame consumption in China, imports over 200,000 MT of sesame annually, accounting for 20% of the country’s total imports.

    2024 August 30, “Sesame exporters secure $28m MoU with Chinese firms”, in Business Recorder (Press Release), archived from the original on 07 Sep 2024, Markets

Origin

  1. Mandarin大名
  2. EnglishDaming

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大名 (Dàmíng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 大名
  • 大名county
Chinese Mandarin 大名
  • 大名 (Dàmíng)county

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

daming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daming

MLA

“daming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daming. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daming.

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