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Only 38 per cent of players in the Premier League are English; that is a damning statistic. Soon, the England manager will have to go scouting for players in the Championship - and when I say 'soon' I mean the next four or five years, perhaps even for the next World Cup.
Glenn Hoddle

Meaning of "damning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMNING

damning  [ˈdæmɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMNING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Damning is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DAMNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of damning in the English dictionary

The definition of damning in the dictionary is If you describe evidence or a report as damning, you mean that it suggests very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMNING


antijamming
ˌæntɪˈdʒæmɪŋ
clamming
ˈklæmɪŋ
cramming
ˈkræmɪŋ
diagramming
ˈdaɪəˌɡræmɪŋ
gamming
ˈɡæmɪŋ
jamming
ˈdʒæmɪŋ
lambing
ˈlæmɪŋ
logjamming
ˈlɒɡˌdʒæmɪŋ
microprogramming
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprəʊɡræmɪŋ
multiprogramming
ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
overcramming
ˌəʊvəˈkræmɪŋ
overprogramming
ˌəʊvəˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
preprogramming
priːˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
programming
ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
ramming
ˈræmɪŋ
spamming
ˈspæmɪŋ
windjamming
ˈwɪndˌdʒæmɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMNING

damn
damn all
damn fool
damn with faint praise
damnability
damnable
damnableness
damnably
damnation
damnatory
damndest
damned
damnedest
damner
damnification
damnified
damnifies
damnify
damningly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMNING

award-winning
beginning
cleaning
evening
learning
listening
meaning
mining
morning
opening
planning
remaining
running
stunning
the top of the morning
training
tuning
turning
warning
winning

Synonyms and antonyms of damning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DAMNING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «damning» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of damning

Translation of «damning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMNING

Find out the translation of damning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of damning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 确凿的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crítico
570 millions of speakers

English

damning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घातक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إدانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убийственный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prejudicial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাণনাশক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accablant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengecewakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vernichtend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有罪を証明するような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누구도 부인 못 할
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Damning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tổn thương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேதத்தைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खराब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ezici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di condanna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potępiający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вбивчий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

condamnabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταδικαστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdoemende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbasket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of damning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNING»

The term «damning» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.523 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMNING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «damning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «damning» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about damning

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3 QUOTES WITH «DAMNING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word damning.
1
Gioconda Belli
We have built our identities in many respects based on the guilt-ridden stories we have been told about our creation. For women, it is a very damning knowledge to be portrayed as curious and careless seductresses.
2
Gregg Easterbrook
And if there was something, suppose I wanted to write something really damning or embarrassing about one of the owners, that would really be a problem on the NFL's site.
3
Glenn Hoddle
Only 38 per cent of players in the Premier League are English; that is a damning statistic. Soon, the England manager will have to go scouting for players in the Championship - and when I say 'soon' I mean the next four or five years, perhaps even for the next World Cup.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMNING»

Discover the use of damning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to damning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
More Damning Than Slaughter: Desertion in the Confederate Army
"Coupled with problems such as speculation, food and clothing shortages, conscription, taxation, and a pervasive focus on the protection of local interests, desertion started as a military problem and spilled over into the civilian world.
Mark A. Weitz, 2005
2
Attitude Is All You Need! Second Edition
Damning is the act of condemning self or another as a bad human being. Damning exists through the errors of overgeneralizing and reifying. Reifying can be understood as thought-things. Thought-things occur when you treat labels, names, ...
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, 2011
3
The Damning Moths: Snowflesh Trilogy
Three-thousand years and two-hundred days ago, the last of the elder gods went to die. The lands of Faerie are falling into decline. Magic weakens with each generation. Rumours of a fourth magus war overshadow the ongoing murders in Belfew.
‎2013
4
Remarks on the Revd. Mr. Croswell's letter to the Reverend ...
Afl 07' damning Sinm-rs. commonly called, 'vindiffi-ve juflice, is not an amiable Perfeflion, and so not an Objefl of Love ; then nothing. remains to be dispuced but this Qgeslion, viz. Is it not Blasphtmy, to say, that there is a P4erfeflian in the ...
Joseph Bellamy, 1763
5
3D: Daily Dose of Discernment: 2003-2004
Change your identity, change your life. Change your motivation, change your life. 2004-08-31. Damn damning. Damning is damnable. Damning fits only damning. The only damnable thing is damning. The only thing like damning is damning.
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, 2012
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Damning Assumptions: What Advocates of Endless Torment Take ...
" If you want to know where the bodies are buried in centuries of argument in favor of endless torment, this book provides the map--and the shovel.
Max H. Sotak, 2013
7
Garden
Here we are focusing on damning, but the same arguments can also be used for deifying. Both low self-esteem or self-damning and high self-esteem or self- deifying cause problems. Low self-esteem is known for causing doubt and depression ...
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, 2010
8
Confidence and Success with CBT: Small steps to achieve your ...
Self-damning. Self-damning is an unhealthy/irrational and wholly negative judgement of oneself based on the non-fulfilment of a demand. Often expressed as, “I'm worthless”, “I'm not good enough", “I'm a failure” or “I'm stupid” and so on.
Avy Joseph, 2013
9
The Papal Billions: Damning Facts About the Vatican's ...
THE PAPAL BILLIONS is a candid account of centuries of priesthood schemes that turned St. Peter's pence into St. Peter's billions, and discloses matters of controversy that have the power to rock the Catholic Church at its very foundation.
Tony Bushby, 2008
10
Self: Who Am I?
As a practice, whenever you find yourself whining, blaming, or damning, remember that you are not responsible for controlling the whining, blaming, or damning—you are responsible for controlling your attention. Switch your attention to ...
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term damning is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Banking info on money flow to Najib's accounts damning, say lawyers
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is facing intense pressure following revelations that billions of ringgit were allegedly transferred into his ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
2
Midday Edition: Damning evidence against Krejcir
RADOVAN KREJCIR - Damning new evidence has come to light in the bail application of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir, his accountant Mike ... «Jacaranda FM, Jul 15»
3
Cosby Accuser: Damning Testimony a 'Positive Step'
(Newser) – A lawyer for a woman who says Bill Cosby drugged and assaulted her when she was 19 says the unsealing of portions of his 2005 ... «Newser, Jul 15»
4
After damning reports, PKR to file suit on BN seats
PKR will file a civil suit to nullify seats won by BN in the last general election following a report in The Wall Street Journal that funds from 1MDB ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
5
Big Six energy firms overcharged customers says damning
“This is a damning indictment of how the energy market is failing consumers, with the biggest suppliers taking advantage of millions of ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
6
Sport NI in meltdown as nine board members resign after damning
Troubled Sport NI has been rocked after the mass resignation of nine board members in the wake of a damning internal report. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
'Damning' Report: WHO 'Unfit' in Emergencies
(Newser) – An independent report commissioned by the World Health Organization and deemed "damning" by the BBC has found the WHO ... «Newser, Jul 15»
8
Urgent action needed in light of damning report into Vale A&E
AN INQUIRY into the University Hospital of Wales' emergency unit has uncovered a culture of "bullying, harassment and inappropriate ... «Barry and District News, Jul 15»
9
Devastated mum of Jordon Begley hits out after damning inquest …
Speaking after the inquest jury delivered a damning verdict, Dorothy Begley slammed police watchdog the IPCC - which effectively cleared the ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
10
DAMNING AUDIT REPORTS : WHO CARES.
For the past five years Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has been making damning reports about the way public funds are being misused by ... «NewsdzeZimbabwe, Jul 15»

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