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The correct spelling is abandoning.
How to pronounce abandoning
verb
Say it like: Aba-ndo-nin-g
The correct spelling is abandoning. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. For example: "Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."
Usage Examples
“Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- 2.To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
- 3.To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
- 4.To subdue; to take control of.
- 5.To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
noun
- 1.An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
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