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English > 4 senses of the word Browning / browning:
NOUNperson Browning, John M. Browning, John Moses BrowningUnited States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926 )
person Browning, Robert BrowningEnglish poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889 )
person Browning, Elizabeth Barrett BrowningEnglish poet best remembered for love / love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861 )
actbrowning, toastingcooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
Browning / browning > pronunciation
Soundsbraw'nihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2006 rhymes with ihng...
English > Browning: 4 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926 ).
SynonymsJohn M. Browning, John Moses Browning
Instance ofinventor, discoverer, artificersomeone who is the first to think of or make something
English > Browning: 4 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningEnglish poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889 ).
SynonymRobert Browning
Instance ofpoetA writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
English > Browning: 4 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningEnglish poet best remembered for love / love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861 ).
SynonymElizabeth Barrett Browning
Instance ofpoetA writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
English > browning: 4 senses > noun 4, act
Meaningcooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill.
Synonymtoasting
Broadercooking, cookery, preparationThe act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat