English

Verb

damning

1. present participle of damn

Adjective

damning ‎(comparative more damning, superlative most damning)

1. Condemning.

   damning evidence was clear for all to see

Noun

damning ‎(plural damnings)

1. A condemnation.
   • 2003, Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)

     This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.

2. An act of swearing with the word "damn".
   • Daniel Defoe

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

Swedish

Etymology

damma +‎ -ning

Noun

damning c

1. dusting, removal of dust (with a duster or a damp cloth)

   Vid de flesta folkskolor i Stockholm användes torrsopning för slutna fönster, en mycket ofullständig damning och skurning blott en gång i månaden.

   In most of the public schools in Stockholm, dry sweeping was used with closed windows, a much incomplete dusting and scouring only once each month.

Declension

References

• damning in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• damning in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)