warning
a message informing of danger
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,003 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,963 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a message informing of danger a warning that still more bombs could explode
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) also: admonition, monition, word of advice a letter of admonition about the dangers of immoralitythe warning was to beware of surprises
- notification of something, usually in advance they gave little warning of their arrivalshe had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin
adjective
- serving to warn also: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory shook a monitory finger at himan exemplary jail sentence
warning in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Her tone might have been less confident, but for Jim's warning glance.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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So saying, he kissed her, repeated his warning once more, and went away.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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It came without warning, at the very hour his hand was outstretched to crumple the Holz and Gunsberg Combine.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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The warning was unheeded by Ford, who entered upon the premises, when Biscoe, true to his word, fired upon him.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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It never occurred to her as a possibility that she who was still fairly young could die suddenly and without warning.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1