# damning

Pronunciation: say "DAM-ing" /ˈdæmɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Condemning someone or something, whether by expressing blame or by showing guilt.
   - Simple: Showing or saying that a person or thing is wrong or to blame.
   - _Investigators uncovered damning evidence that the company had hidden the defects for years._
   - _The auditors' final report was even more damning than the board had feared._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of damn. — present participle and gerund of damn
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of damn. Use it after is, are, or was, or as the name of the action.
   - _The editor's faint praise ended up damning the novel more than any bad review could._
   - _Damning a whole generation for one bad decision seems unfair._

## Noun

3. A statement or act that condemns someone or something.
   - Simple: Strong words saying that a person or thing is very bad or wrong.
   - _The ruling drew swift damnings from civil rights groups and newspaper editorials._
   - _His memoir reads as one long damning of the studio system that made him famous._
4. A curse or oath in which the speaker says "damn".
   - Simple: The act of swearing by saying the word "damn".
   - _Every time a crate slipped off the hoist, the air on the dock filled with oaths and damnings._
   - _Between the damning and the door-slamming, nobody in the house got any sleep._

## Origin

From Middle English dampnynge, equivalent to damn + -ing.

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