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  • verb Present participle of don.

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Examples

  • While a label donning a naked woman gliding through the air with a winged bicycle was enough to convince a friend of mine to pluck this bottle of California Syrah from the grocery store shelf recently, what captivated me was the grace and suppleness of the wine inside the bottle.

    Imbibe Unfiltered 2009

  • Unfortunately his joker behaviour in donning a Nazi uniform was offensive.

    Purple Pain « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • TCR: Sticking with that metaphor, it seems like people need to begin donning life jackets and edging toward the nearest lifeboat.

    Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010

  • TCR: Sticking with that metaphor, it seems like people need to begin donning life jackets and edging toward the nearest lifeboat.

    Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010

  • TCR: Sticking with that metaphor, it seems like people need to begin donning life jackets and edging toward the nearest lifeboat.

    Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010

  • TCR: Sticking with that metaphor, it seems like people need to begin donning life jackets and edging toward the nearest lifeboat.

    Vitaliy N. Katsenelson: Shadow Over Asia Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010

  • The gas mask was, even then, a standard piece of equipment and we were all well versed in donning and clearing a mask and performing everyday duties while wearing it.

    Archive 2003-03-01 Ed 2003

  • Emma Watson was spotted heading back to the US for the new university term donning a brand new haircut that gave her a very scruffy look-quite different from her

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • Emma Watson was spotted heading back to the US for the new university term donning a brand new haircut that gave her a very scruffy look-quite different from her

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • Emma Watson was spotted heading back to the US for the new university term donning a brand new haircut that gave her a very scruffy look-quite different from her

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

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