donning

verb

present participle of don
as in rigging
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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Recent Examples of donning Sun-protective clothing has long had an audience with swimmers, surfers and young children donning the trusty rash guard, as well as hikers and athletes. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Around the world, crowds gathered to watch the spectacle, donning eclipse glasses to see the moon block the sun’s light, casting its shadow onto the Earth. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 The family well and truly got into the spirit of their sporty day out, with little Sterling donning a red cheerleader-style fit emblazoned with her name while Bronze wore the team’s T-shirt. — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 John Oliver’s soap opera summer continues this week, with the Last Week Tonight host donning a truly outrageous wig for a three-episode stint on Days of Our Lives. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 The Cooking for a Cause event brought dozens of volunteers donning blue shirts from both Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy who packed personal hygiene kits with essentials such as toothpaste, razors and other personal care items. — Zaire Breedlove august 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 One employee did not wash their hands before donning gloves and handling food. — Vince Basada august 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Stewart posted a selfie on Instagram earlier this year donning this very shade of Dazzle Dry polish, so of course, our editors had to try it. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donning
  1. rigging
  2. dressing
  3. clothing
  4. putting on
Verb
  • Also on Wednesday, a botched car bomb detonated prematurely, killing three people at a nearby home and also eight militants who were rigging the explosives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Those claims led to the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Fox News eventually settled a lawsuit brought by voting company Dominion after its hosts and guests amplified allegations that the company was involved in rigging.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of rigging
Verb
  • Rather than importing a concept and dressing it in local garnish, Thymes built its menu around what the island itself produces.
    — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The brands Roach avoided dressing Zendaya in for the red carpet are Saint Laurent, Dior, Valentino, Chanel, and Gucci.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressing
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
Verb
  • The sanctioning body also announced earlier this week that North Wilkesboro Speedway, after putting on its first Cup race in 30 years, will go back to hosting the NASCAR All-Star Race in 2027.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In terms of returning for the new reboot of the series, Electra is open to putting on the iconic red one-piece once again, since her former love interest on the show, David Chokachi has signed on to return.
    — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of putting on

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