Warn"ing, a.
Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice.
That warning timepiece never ceased.
Longfellow.
Warning piece, Warning wheel Horol., a piece or wheel which produces a sound shortly before the clock strikes.
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Warn"ing, n.
1.
Previous notice.
"At a month's
warning."
Dryden.
A great journey to take upon so short a warning.
L'Estrange.
2.
Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.
Could warning make the world more just or wise.
Dryden.
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