giving warning

  • 1warning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Admonition Nouns 1. warning, forewarning, caution, caveat; notice; premonition, foreboding, prediction; lesson; admonition, monition; alarm; advisory; threat.See dissuasion. 2. warning sign, handwriting… …

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  • 2Warning — Warn ing, a. Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice. [1913 Webster] That warning timepiece never ceased. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] {Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel which produces a sound… …

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  • 3Warning piece — Warning Warn ing, a. Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice. [1913 Webster] That warning timepiece never ceased. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] {Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel which produces a …

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  • 4Warning wheel — Warning Warn ing, a. Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice. [1913 Webster] That warning timepiece never ceased. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] {Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel which produces a …

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  • 5warning — warn|ing1 W2S3 [ˈwo:nıŋ US ˈwo:rn ] n 1.) [U and C] something, especially a statement, that tells you that something bad, dangerous, or annoying might happen so that you can be ready or avoid it warning of ▪ a warning of floods warning about ▪… …

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  • 6warning — noun 1 (C, U) something, especially a statement, that tells you that something bad, annoying, or dangerous might happen: the government health warning on packs of cigarettes | warning against: The police issued a warning against speeding. |… …

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  • 7warning — warn|ing [ wɔrnıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount an action or statement telling someone of a possible problem or danger: The law insists that cigarette packets carry a health warning. warning against: a warning against driving on the icy roads… …

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  • 8warning */*/*/ — UK [ˈwɔː(r)nɪŋ] / US [ˈwɔrnɪŋ] noun Word forms warning : singular warning plural warnings 1) a) [countable/uncountable] an action or statement telling someone of a possible problem or danger By law, cigarette packets must carry a health warning.… …

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  • 9warning — /ˈwɔnɪŋ/ (say wawning) noun 1. the act of warning, giving notice, or cautioning. 2. something serving to warn, give notice, or caution. –adjective 3. that warns. {defs 1 and 2 (noun) warn + ing1; def. 3 (adjective) warn + ing2} –warningly …

  • 10warning — warn·ing || wÉ”rnɪŋ / wɔːn n. caution; advice about danger; advance notice adj. cautioning; giving advice about danger wÉ”rn /wɔːn v. caution; give advice about danger; notify in advance …

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