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banning

/ˈbænɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables

Banning means: expel from a community or group.

Synonyms for banning10

noun, as in an official prohibition or edict against something

ban, forbiddance, forbidding

verb, as in expel from a community or group

banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball

verb, as in forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

verb, as in ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

banish, ban

verb, as in prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

What does banning mean?5

verb

1

expel from a community or group

2

forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

3

ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

4

prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure“Smoking is banned in this building”

noun

1

an official prohibition or edict against something

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with banning?7

two syllables

planningmanningscanningspanningcanningtanningfanning
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Banning in a sentence

  • Banning smoking in restaurants is very popular, even with smokers!catcher
  • If you support banning foreign languages, you don't oppose censorship.shekitten
  • Make sure to have a rule banning online trolling!qwertydiy
  • The EU is banning the sale of cosmetics tested on guinea pigs.Yepthatscool
  • The new regulation banning sleeveless tops in yearbook photos is pretty asinine, if you ask me.bekindtoall
  • The European Union is considering banning plastic bags.whitefishglobal
  • Book banning is an authoritarian act.mailohilohi
  • Would banning English in Parliament foster or damage India's democracy?al_ex_an_der

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Forms of banning

as a noun

plural
bannings