What does abandoning mean?
Abandoning means present participle and gerund of abandon.
Abandoning
/əˈbændənɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of abandon.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of abandon
- An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
Example Sentences
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.
Their sensuality—[…] —their universal and insatiable lustings, and disgraceful abandonings of their unhappy victims— […] may not be credited by those who have not proof of such crimes.
I […] owe the one who depends upon me the gentlest of abandonings, if I leave him.
We live in time and through it, we build our huts in its ruins and we cannot afford all these abandonings.
Synonyms for abandoning
Antonyms for abandoning
Related Words
Word Forms
- abandonings
Usage Notes
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What is a synonym for abandoning?
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What is the opposite of abandoning?
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How do you use abandoning in a sentence?
Many have been abandoning their homes due to the violence. (progressive)
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