banning

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbænɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ænɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From ban +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== banning present participle and gerund of ban === Etymology 2 === From Middle English banning, bannyng, bonnyng, equivalent to ban +‎ -ing. Cognate with West Frisian banning, Dutch banning, German Low German Banning, German Bannung. ==== Noun ==== banning (plural bannings) The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.