- present participle of don.
donning
Example Sentences
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He has described watching his children donning Specs to run around playing laser tag, learn about dinosaurs and build with virtual Legos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The flashy and perhaps overwhelmingly bright Chromeo took the Stardust Stage just before 9 p.m., with David Macklovitch donning a T-shirt with a very low neck and a glittering blazer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Al-Dabba and his sons, donning protective netted hats and wielding metal bee smokers, gently inspect the neat rows of teeming hives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Rose is well known among his compatriots for donning a St George's Cross suit wherever he follows the team.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Not wanting to waste the seal meat, he lifted the carcass in his teeth and flipped it onto the back of Lee Scoresby’s larger sledge before donning the armor.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
