plural of dawning

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dawn on

present participle of dawn on

(idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; before sunrise.

(Britain, humorous, idiomatic) A catty squabble.

(surfing) The act of going out for a surf at dawn. / (surfing) The surfers who go out to surf at dawn.

Early-morning birdsong. / Radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise.

A duel. / (by extension) A disagreement strong enough to evoke a duel.

A thin ambient light which precedes true dawn, typically by around an hour, in certain parts of the world.

Daybreak.