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warning
[ wawr-ning ]
noun
- the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- something that serves to warn, give notice, or caution:
We fired a warning at the intruders.
Synonyms: presage, augury, portent, sign, omen, advice, admonition, caution
- Meteorology. an announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service alerting the public that a storm or other weather-related hazard is imminent and that immediate steps should be taken to protect lives and property. Compare advisory ( def 5 ), storm warning ( def 2 ), watch ( def 20 ).
adjective
- serving to warn, advise, caution:
a warning bell.
warning
/ ˈwɔːnɪŋ /
noun
- a hint, intimation, threat, etc, of harm or danger
- advice to beware or desist
- an archaic word for notice
adjective
- prenominal intended or serving to warn
a warning look
- (of the coloration of certain distasteful or poisonous animals) having conspicuous markings, which predators recognize and learn to avoid; aposematic
Derived Forms
- ˈwarningly, adverb
Other Words From
- warning·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
There were also crashes not due to either mechanical or human error but to a lack of warning of dangerous conditions.
Suddenly, without warning, the whole feeling of the scene changes.
The government continues to call for calm while warning people to be on their guard.
But we both know the warning signs and know what to do if that should happen.
We prefer to wave away the warning signs; like The Interview, Mulholland Drive was comfortably downplayed as over-the-top satire.
Is it true that whenever we are about to do an ill or unjust deed a shadow of the fruits it will bring comes over us as a warning?
His repeated coughing seemed a constant warning that at any moment he might be vanquished in the struggle for becoming silence.
I suppose that to most men such a warning would be a direct incitement to make the attempt.
Time and time again he had given warning of the approach of guerrillas, only to have his master meet them as friends.
On this the royal band of music would strike up its liveliest airs, and a great bell would toll its evening warning.
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