warning

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈwɔrnɪŋ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: warn‧ing

Verb

Plain form warn

Third-person singular warns

Past tense warned

Past participle warned

Present participle warning

1. The present participle of warn.

Noun

Singular warning

Plural warnings

Warnings about how to use a dangerous instrument

1. (countable) Something that tells someone that there is danger.
   • Synonym: omen

   Someone cried a warning that a train was coming, so everybody moved.