A defeat.
downing
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for downing.
Editorial note
It's nothing like the sports world, where you have guys regularly downing 10 or 15 drinks on the bus or airplane.
Quick take
A defeat.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of downing gathered in one view.
An occasion on which something is downed.
A surname.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for downing.
noun
A defeat.
noun
An occasion on which something is downed.
noun
A surname.
noun
A city in Schuyler County, Missouri.
Example sentences
It's nothing like the sports world, where you have guys regularly downing 10 or 15 drinks on the bus or airplane.
But a pro athlete is certainly going to be downing protein powders, creatine powder, etc.
It's an incredibly broad demographic; they aren't all twentysomething hipsters downing microbrews in converted warehouses.
I wouldn't doubt if there are many people downing 1000+ calories thinking that they're closer to 600.
What if you're five months away from downing a hot dog?
But there is a difference between downing a bottle of wine in one hour every saturday night as opposed to a single glass every night.
The downing of the Syrian airforce was not an intelligence operation.
Both explosions randomly placed are unlikely to down a plane, and are likely to be better used breaking into the cockpit than actually downing the plane.
See serbian downing of an F-117 for an example.
I like the idea, but the stakes are really high in downing.
And while I'm here, what is the downing for?
I believe that the IRA did experiment with RC planes but found that DIY mortars where simpler - they very nearly hit downing street a few years back.
Quote examples
> One senior Home Office official accused Snowden of having “blood on his hands”, although Downing Street said there was “no evidence of anyone being harmed”.
That's kind of misleading, it went more like: "it appears as though our missile attacks the center of mass of tight formations, downing none of the aircraft" "let's put a nuke on it and call it a feature"
Can someone explain what the UK public finds in Cameron - his economic policy has been mixed bag at best, foreign policy is same and internal policy - you have the whole Scotland situation - i have a feeling that Downing street unlike the Scots prefer to forget about the whole "devolution max" stuff.
"the UK probably wouldn't even have to join Schengen to make this a less painful process." Joining Schengen and getting UK immigration boffins to board the trains and operate efficiently have exactly the same problem: they would require competent leadership from 10 Downing Street.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use downing in a sentence?
It's nothing like the sports world, where you have guys regularly downing 10 or 15 drinks on the bus or airplane.
What does downing mean?
A defeat.
What part of speech is downing?
downing is commonly used as noun.