dawning

[ daw-ning ]

noun

1. daybreak; dawn.
2. beginning; start:

   the dawning of the space age.

Other Words From

• un·dawning adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dawning¹

Middle English; dawn, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But for the next four years, until the next presidential campaign, and forever after, there will be no end of people explaining how the outcome was clear as the dawning daylight all along.

From Los Angeles Times

His dawning horror toward the end of the movie is startling only because we realize that Roy might actually have some kind of conscience, his shark-like appetite for power eclipsed only by his student’s.

From Los Angeles Times

It shows members of the development team talking about the dawning realisation that Russia was about to invade.

From BBC

If there is a kind of national moment in any of this, it might simply be the dawning realisation that Donald Trump’s political momentum is unlikely to be checked by the legal system.

From BBC

Mr. Biden’s advisers have long believed that the dawning realization of a Trump-Biden rematch will be a balm for the president’s droopy approval ratings.

From New York Times