awning

noun

aw·​ning ˈȯ-niŋ 

ˈä-niŋ

: a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter

awninged

ˈȯ-niŋd 

ˈä-niŋd

adjective

Synonyms of awning

• roof
• canopy
• tent

Examples of awning in a Sentence

stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm

Recent Examples on the Web

Kuma pulled the curved awning in the hotel’s inner courtyard, for example, from the eye-catching karahafu gable roof on the front of the theater. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026

Currently, faint white lines outline soccer fields, dirt lots serve as baseball diamonds and a playground sits under a green awning. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026

Tens of thousands of Southeast Michigan residents didn't have power on Friday night after high winds, which caused a gas station awning in Sterling Heights, Michigan, to collapse. —Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026

Long picnic tables await out front under a tall metal awning, perfect for whiling away a warm afternoon. —Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for awning

• conning
• dawning
• donning
• fawning
• pawning
• spawning
• yawning

Kids Definition

awning

noun

aw·​ning ˈȯn-iŋ 

ˈän-

: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof