Definition of morning
1a : dawn tossed and turned all night until morning finally cameb : the time from sunrise to noon She liked to get things done early in the morning.c : the time from midnight to noon It was ten o'clock in the morning.
2 : a period of first development : beginning The war started in the morning of his reign.
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Examples of morning in a Sentence
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I worked in the yard for part of the morning.
I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.
We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.
She arrived on the morning of March 18.
the morning after a storm
It was early morning when I woke.
We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
We won't find out until morning.
Recent Examples of morning from the Web
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The next morning, his car was found parked near an Independence Avenue grocery, and then appeared his trousers in a trash can on Cliff Drive.
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Queensland state police said the 37-year-old man raped the teenager in his car on July 8, and the girl reported the assault to police the next morning.
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The rain won’t go away — at least until after Thursday morning rush hour.
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The capital murder trial stemmed from the death of Satori Richardson, 26, in the early morning hours of July 4, 2014.
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Harford Fire Blog posted an update on its Facebook page Wednesday morning saying that family members had reported the teen had been discharged from shock trauma.
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The boat will initially run three round-trip routes on weekday mornings and three in the afternoon and evening.
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A link to a pastebin page that appeared to contain the personal identifying information of Kaczynski, some of his family members and his colleagues circulated on 4chan Wednesday morning.
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Last month, a 2-year-old girl drowned in a neighbor's swimming pool in Jackson Township after wandering from her family home early in the morning.
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Origin and Etymology of morning
Middle English, from morn + -ing (as in evening)
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MORNING Defined for English Language Learners
morning
playDefinition of morning for English Language Learners
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: the early part of the day : the time of day from sunrise until noon
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: the part of the day between midnight and noon
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—used informally to say hello to someone in the morning
MORNING Defined for Kids
morning
playDefinition of morning for Students
: the early part of the day : the time from sunrise to noon
Learn More about morning
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See words that rhyme with morning Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for morning Spanish Central: Translation of morning Nglish: Translation of morning for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of morning for Arabic speakers
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