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Downing meaning

present participle and gerund of down

Synonyms of Downing

andrew jackson downing landscape architect landscape gardener landscaper landscapist

Using Downing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of down
  • Useful related words include: andrew jackson downing, landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper.
  • In the example corpus, downing often appears in combinations such as: downing street, in downing, to downing.

Context around Downing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Downing

  • In this selection, "downing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, team, january, although, street, trees and two stand out and add context to how "downing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 5 january downing street has and a downing street source. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "downing" sits close to words such as simpson, mortality and necessity, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with downing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A car has crashed into the gates at Downing Street. (10 words)

A Downing Street source said: 'We have and continue to look at options, but they are limited. (17 words)

A government source said Downing Street officials saw a draft of the article and suggested changes that were not incorporated. (20 words)

And in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 7, Sunak declared victory by saying: “One year ago I stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised to deliver for the people of this country. (38 words)

Britain's boisterous former leader is set to be grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he lied when he denied there had been parties in his Downing Street offices in violation of rules that barred socialising. (37 words)

Nin Pandit, director of the Downing Street Policy Unit, has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the PM, and former journalist James Lyons will join to head up a new strategic communications team, Downing Street said. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Nin Pandit, director of the Downing Street Policy Unit, has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the PM, and former journalist James Lyons will join to head up a new strategic communications team, Downing Street said.

A car has crashed into the gates at Downing Street.

According to a new report, officials in Downing Street shredded key documents ahead of the Sue Gray investigation and corroborated their stories prior to filling out Metropolitan Police questionnaires.

A Downing Street source said: 'We have and continue to look at options, but they are limited.

A Downing Street spokesperson said the aim was ‘to help share knowledge and practical solutions so that we can tackle the most crucial challenges such as delayed discharge and emergency care’.

After downing 2 mimosas I left the pregame to brave the 28 degree weather, where glittered up girls in mini skirts and tank tops shivered their way to other pregames.

A government source said Downing Street officials saw a draft of the article and suggested changes that were not incorporated.

All travellers coming from into England will be required to show a negative -19 test before departing from 5 January, Downing Street has confirmed.

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Although Downing Street stressed the government would find the 'right way' to mark the team becoming World Champions, it is understood a Bank Holiday is not currently under consideration.

A mother-of-two who claimed no amount of water could quench her thirst died just 20 minutes later after downing two litres.

And in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 7, Sunak declared victory by saying: “One year ago I stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised to deliver for the people of this country.

And that update doesn’t include the impact of heavy storms that swept through the Bay Area on Wednesday, downing trees and flooding roadways.

A senior civil servant told the inquiry last week that Downing Street had a "macho" culture during the pandemic and that decision-making was affected by the toxic environment.

A source from Number 10 Downing Street told a national newspaper the plans are at the “drawing board stage” and won’t involve government-imposed price controls.

A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures.

At the risk of showing my age, the rise of Labour puts me in mind of the early Blair years (I recall walking past Downing Street the day after Tony Blair came to power in 1997).

Boris Johnson's defence against claims he lied to parliament about whether he knew about Downing Street lockdown parties could be.

Brian Wernham, the Lib Dem candidate for Carlisle, handed in a residents’ petition at the door of 10 Downing Street over the weekend against raw sewage outflows into local becks and rivers.

Britain's boisterous former leader is set to be grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he lied when he denied there had been parties in his Downing Street offices in violation of rules that barred socialising.

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street in London, February 8, 2023.

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Common combinations with downing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "downing" in a sentence?
An example: "Nin Pandit, director of the Downing Street Policy Unit, has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the PM, and former journalist James Lyons will join to head up a new strategic communications team, Downing Street said." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "downing" from authentic English texts.
What does "downing" mean?
Downing means: present participle and gerund of down
What are synonyms of "downing"?
Common synonyms of "downing" include: andrew jackson downing, landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper, landscapist.
How many example sentences with "downing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "downing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.