# damning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdæmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,340

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of damn

## Etymology
From Middle English dampnynge; equivalent to damn + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **dating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dating)
- **dining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dining)
- **daring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-daring)
- **damnit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-damnit)
- **dancing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dancing)
- **darling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-darling)
- **dumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dumping)
- **downing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-downing)
- **dashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dashing)
- **dunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dunning)
- **dawning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dawning)
- **Denning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-denning)
- **darting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-darting)
- **dimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dimming)
- **draining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-draining)
- **daunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-daunting)
- **dampening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dampening)
- **dabbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dabbing-vs-damning)
- **damaging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damaging-vs-damning)

## Common misspellings (11)
`admning`, `daminng`, `dammning`, `damnign`, `damningg`, `damninng`, `damnnig`, `damnning`, `danming`, `ddamning`, `dmaning`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/damning