donning

verb

present participle of don
as in rigging
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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Recent Examples of donning Brattin also was in attendance at Thursday’s breakfast donning a camo hat with his name on it. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Lindsay Clancy supporters rally A crowd donning pink gathered outside Plymouth Superior Court to support Lindsay Clancy, 36, who is charged in the January 2023 deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Most recently, the Rhode founder attended a Dodgers baseball game donning a classic white T-shirt, baseball hat, and sunglasses for a warm day outside. — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Sun-protective clothing has long had an audience with swimmers, surfers and young children donning the trusty rash guard, as well as hikers and athletes. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Around the world, crowds gathered to watch the spectacle, donning eclipse glasses to see the moon block the sun’s light, casting its shadow onto the Earth. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 John Oliver’s soap opera summer continues this week, with the Last Week Tonight host donning a truly outrageous wig for a three-episode stint on Days of Our Lives. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 The Cooking for a Cause event brought dozens of volunteers donning blue shirts from both Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy who packed personal hygiene kits with essentials such as toothpaste, razors and other personal care items. — Zaire Breedlove august 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donning
  1. rigging
  2. dressing
  3. clothing
  4. putting on
Verb
  • Also on Wednesday, a botched car bomb detonated prematurely, killing three people at a nearby home and also eight militants who were rigging the explosives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Those claims led to the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Fox News eventually settled a lawsuit brought by voting company Dominion after its hosts and guests amplified allegations that the company was involved in rigging.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of rigging
Verb
  • Divide and brush the remaining 1/4 cup dressing on the bottom halves of the buns.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Here, a guest opts for one with light support, dressing it up with a white blazer draped over the shoulders, black shorts, a waist scarf, flip-flop heels, and an oversized clutch.
    — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressing
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
Verb
  • If possible, practice getting your pet into its carrier, putting on a leash or harness and loading into the car.
    — Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sanctioning body also announced earlier this week that North Wilkesboro Speedway, after putting on its first Cup race in 30 years, will go back to hosting the NASCAR All-Star Race in 2027.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of putting on

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“Donning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donning. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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