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abandoning

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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/əˈbændənɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 B AE1 N D AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

noun

Meaning 1

An act by which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment; neglect.

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of abandon

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

Many have been abandoning their homes due to the violence. (progressive)
Their abandoning their homes means no tax revenues for the county. (gerund)
An abandoning husband can be a precursor to bankruptcy. (participial adjective)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abandoning.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

German: Verlassen — abandoning
Italian: abbandono — abandoning
Norwegian Bokmål: abandonering — abandoning
Portuguese: desamparo — abandoning
Portuguese: abandono — abandoning
Romanian: abandonare — abandoning

Word forms

Inflections and variants

abandonings — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: unabandoning

Related: none provided

Spelling and sound

Hyphenation and homophones

Hyphenation: aban·don·ing

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