dawning
noun
[ ˈdɔːnɪŋ ]
• dawn.
• the beginning or first appearance of something.
• "the dawnings of civilization"
dawning
adjective
• beginning to grow light.
• "the dawning sky"
• coming into existence.
• "the dawning era of internet TV"
Origin:
Middle English: alteration of earlier dawing, from Old English dagian ‘to dawn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dagen and German tagen, also to day.
dawn
verb
• (of a day) begin.
• "Thursday dawned bright and sunny"
• become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood.
• "the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him"
Similar:
occur to,
come to,
come to mind,
spring to mind,
enter someone's mind/head,
come into someone's head/mind,
strike,
hit,
register with,
enter someone's consciousness,
flash across someone's mind,
pass through someone's mind,
cross someone's mind,
suggest itself,
Origin:
late 15th century (as a verb): back-formation from Middle English dawning.
