abort
verb (used without object)
to bring forth a fetus from the uterus before the fetus is viable; miscarry.
aborting
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present participleof abort.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Such is her agony at the memory of aborting their baby that she relies on her diary entries from the time to carry the weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Watch as a KLM passenger plane performs a 'go-around' after aborting its landing at Aberdeen Airport during Storm Babet.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
There has been no confirmation of those conversations from the Kremlin or Mr. Prigozhin, who has largely been silent since aborting his revolt, and whose current location is uncertain.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
“Aborting takeoff, aborting takeoff,” the United pilot responded.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
A familiar example is the role of those two diseases in aborting the French effort, and nearly aborting the ultimately successful American effort, to construct the Panama Canal.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
