Definitions for DOWNING
down·ing

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1. Downing, Andrew Jackson Downingnoun

   United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)

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1. downingnoun

   An occasion on which something is downed

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1. downing

   Downing is often used as a verb and usually refers to the act of consuming a large amount or a whole item quickly and at once, typically a drink. However, this term can be associated with other meanings depending on the context. For instance, 'downing a file' refers to downloading a file from the internet. Also, it can be seen as a proper noun referring to the surname carried by some individuals. It could also refer to a place, like Downing Street in London, which is the official residence of the British Prime Minister.

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1. Downing

   of Down

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1. Downing

   Downing is a village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. Bordering St. Croix County to the west, the village is otherwise surrounded by the Town of Tiffany. The population was 265 at the 2010 census.

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1. DOWNING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Downing is ranked #1225 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Downing surname appeared 28,880 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 10 would have the surname Downing.
   
   80.2% or 23,188 total occurrences were White.
   12.9% or 3,734 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 768 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 676 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 338 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 173 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Landscape Architect

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce DOWNING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DOWNING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DOWNING in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DOWNING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DOWNING in a Sentence

1. Nicola Sturgeon:

   The general election on May 7 is a fantastic opportunity for Scotland to make Westminster sit up and take notice, by holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, SNP MPs can work with others to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street -- and ensure that Scotland's priorities become priorities at Westminster.

2. Konstantinos Papamiltiadis:

   Although Andrea Downing've seen no evidence of abuse, Andrea Downing will ask Fred Trotter to delete any member data Fred Trotter may have retained and Andrea Downing will conduct audits to confirm that it has been deleted.

3. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer:

   His defense … that he did n’t realize he was at a party is so ridiculous that it’s actually offensive to the British public, he’s finally been forced to admit what everyone knew, that when the whole country was locked down he was hosting boozing parties in Downing Street. Is he now going to do the decent thing and resign ?

4. Tim Bale:

   There was a real feeling among Veteran MPs that Veteran MPs no longer mattered, the decisions were being made by a small group of people in Downing Street and Veteran MPs were simply expected to shut up, fall in line and defend the government no matter what.

5. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   I'll tell him what is a lame duck, and that is trying to get into Downing Street on the back of Alex Salmond’s coat tails, never mind talk of ducks, I am looking at Alex Salmond’s poodle.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DOWNING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Downing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DOWNING
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DOWNING
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=DOWNING