noun
- Jewish prayer, especially the recitation of daily prayers
Usage: religious
verb
- to recite Jewish prayers, typically while swaying back and forth
Usage: religious
Examples
- The congregation gathered for morning davening at the synagogue.
- He spent an hour davening before breakfast each day.
- The sound of davening could be heard from the study hall.
- She learned the traditional melodies for davening from her grandmother.
- The rabbi was davening quietly in the corner of the room.
- Evening davening begins at sunset during the winter months.