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.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.