horning
noun, verb
horning is spelled H-O-R-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, horning means “The activity of blowing the horn of a train” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of horning is hornings.
How many letters and syllables are in horning?
| Letters | 7: H-O-R-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is horning?
Horning appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce horning?
Horning has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of horning
- hornings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does horning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The activity of blowing the horn of a train.
- 2
The appearance of the Moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.
- 3
USA mock serenade with tin horns and other discordant instruments by way of showing public disapproval.
- 4
ScotlandThe issuing of letters of horning.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of horn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does horning come from?
From Middle English hornynge; equivalent to horn + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).