Horning is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Horning meaning
present participle and gerund of horn
Using Horning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of horn
- In the example corpus, horning often appears in combinations such as: rylan horning.
Context around Horning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Horning
- In this selection, "horning" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rylan, piper, shoe, tees, behaviors and appears stand out and add context to how "horning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include horning appears to and horning bison mate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "horning" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with horning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
During this time, bison partake in horning behaviors. (8 words)
The first Noble Grand of the Davis Lodge was Jacob Horning. (11 words)
Horning Bison mate in late spring and summer in more open plain areas. (13 words)
Horning appears to be associated with insect defense, as it occurs most often in the fall when the insect population is at its highest. citation Cedar and pines emit an aroma after bison horn them and this seems to be used as a deterrent for insects. (46 words)
Older explanations compare the name with Old Frisian horning (Anglo-Saxon hornung-sunu, Old Norse hornungr) meaning "bastard, illegitimate son", taken to imply a meaning of "disinherited" in reference to February being the shortest of months. (36 words)
The level design, use of day/night cycles and weather has resulted in a very attractive game with clear elements designed to encourage exploration, but never shoe-horning you into a specific play style. (34 words)
Example sentences (11)
Former city councillor, and Okanagan MLA and MP, Al Horning was honoured by Kelowna council on Feb. 6,2023.
STM's Rylan Horning tees off on the 18th hole during the Region 4A Tournament Tuesday at Meadowbrook Golf Course.
St. Thomas More's Rylan Horning (1) dribbles around the defense of Hill City's Zoe Alexander (2) during a game on Tuesday night at St. Thomas More High School's gymnasium.
Prosser missed again on its fourth attempt, but senior Piper Horning’s shot to seal the victory missed.
The level design, use of day/night cycles and weather has resulted in a very attractive game with clear elements designed to encourage exploration, but never shoe-horning you into a specific play style.
The first Noble Grand of the Davis Lodge was Jacob Horning.
The floss dance was invented by Insta-famous dancer The Backpack Kid, aka 16-year-old Russell Horning, who has 2 million followers.
During this time, bison partake in horning behaviors.
Horning appears to be associated with insect defense, as it occurs most often in the fall when the insect population is at its highest. citation Cedar and pines emit an aroma after bison horn them and this seems to be used as a deterrent for insects.
Horning Bison mate in late spring and summer in more open plain areas.
Older explanations compare the name with Old Frisian horning (Anglo-Saxon hornung-sunu, Old Norse hornungr) meaning "bastard, illegitimate son", taken to imply a meaning of "disinherited" in reference to February being the shortest of months.
Common combinations with horning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: