donning

verb

present participle of don
as in rigging
to place on one's person she donned her best gown for the ball

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Recent Examples of donning An employee didn’t wash hands before donning single-use gloves for food preparation. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 There is a timelessness to The Vampire Chronicles that gives these stories weight—even when Lestat is donning leather pants and preening on a stage. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 By the end of Monday night, Caesars Superdome had largely emptied, and the vast majority of remaining seats were filled with fans donning red. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Sure, over the past few years Swift has pushed the boundaries of her relatable aesthetic by indulging in a bit of logo-mania and donning some unexpected designer pieces, but the cornerstone of her personal style have remained remarkably consistent. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026 Even the Marching Illini came to Kinnick donning pink baseball caps. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 While donning the iconic blue sweater for Crystal Lake, Linda Cardellini was ready to go full Pamela Voorhees with her killer 1970s transformation. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Even after donning Marie Antoinette’s silk slippers in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 cult classic, Kirsten Dunst is still not immune to the pull of Versailles. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 The role saw Cruise donning tons of prosthetics and using a Southern accent to create a character distinct from his usual screen persona. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donning
  1. rigging
  2. dressing
  3. clothing
  4. putting on
Verb
  • Cinelease, founded in 1977, has since bolted on rigging firm C&C Studio Services as well as barricade firm West Coast Fencing to build out its own services unit.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There are already signs that the scandal could go much deeper than rigging the salary cap and arranging no-show endorsement deals.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rigging
Verb
  • Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Reynolds modeled Mai on ancient Roman senators and military leaders, dressing him in robes reminiscent of Tahitian tapa cloth but with a Roman flair.
    — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dressing
Verb
  • His work finds a means of using technology, engineering, and performance to ask what a garment might be capable of beyond simply clothing the body.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of clothing
Verb
  • Perfect for suiting up and putting on ski or hiking boots, the cushioned seat flips over and doubles as a worktop, serving as an extension of the rear garage and/or the compact kitchen block.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Put into bat, Hope gave West Indies a flying by putting on 52 off 26 balls with Jewel Andrew (21).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of putting on

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“Donning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donning. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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