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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No word yet on whether any Americans were in the area at the time of the early Friday morning attack there.
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A United Airlines plane returned to O’Hare International Airport after striking a flock of birds shortly after takeoff Thursday morning, officials said.
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A friend of Smith’s found the body the next morning.
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Kevin Bacher, the public-information officer for the national park, said the woman was part of a three-member party that had climbed the glacier Saturday morning.
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Alcohol is a possible factor in a single-vehicle wreck in Tuscaloosa County that claimed the life of a Coker man Friday morning, Alabama State Troopers said.
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Mulvaney popped up before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday morning.
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NASA is preparing to conduct a spacewalk on Tuesday, May 23, to replace a computer component mounted on the International Space Station that failed Saturday morning.
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Later that morning, Valdez drove his red Toyota Corolla out of Río Doce’s office, located on a residential street in Culiacán, the Sinaloa state capital.
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Origin and Etymology of morning
Middle English, from morn + -ing (as in evening)
First Known Use: 13th century
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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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