Abandoning
/əˈbændənɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
"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."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of abandon form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Many have been abandoning their homes due to the violence. (progressive)"
Example
More examples"Abandoning that plan can't be helped."