Donning

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of don, the act of putting on clothing or a garment.

“She stood at the door donning her coat before stepping out into the cold morning air.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

don·ning

Related Words

Synonyms

putting onwearingdressing in

Antonyms

removing doffingshedding

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with DONN and ends in ING, the double N in the middle is a key letter to identify early

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the double N can be useful in tight board positions and ING is a productive suffix

Words Related to Donning

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “donning” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

conning denning dinning donging downing dunning

Words you can make from Donning

Shorter words formed from the letters in “donning”.

dingo doing gondi gonid ninon ding dino dion doni donn ginn gond indn odin

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