1
a
: dawn
tossed and turned all night until morning finally came
b
: the time from sunrise to noon
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I'm a morning person. [= a person who likes or has more energy in the early part of the day]
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.
see also morning, noon, and night
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.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
The hazardous conditions could impact the commute through Friday morning.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Moiz Salhi / Anadolu via Getty Images A handful of that minority were pressed against the counter of the Tabia cellphone store in Khan Younis on a recent morning.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
At Christmas morning church service in Sandringham, Norfolk, Kate Middleton, King Charles and Queen Camilla look jolly upon arrival.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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