aborning

American  

[uh-bawr-ning] / əˈbɔr nɪŋ /

adverb

1. in birth; before being carried out.

   The scheme died aborning.

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adjective

1. being born; coming into being, fruition, realization, etc..

   A new era of architecture is aborning.

aborning British  

/ əˈbɔːnɪŋ /

adverb

1. while being born, developed, or realized (esp in the phrase die aborning )

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Etymology

Origin of aborning

1930–35; a- ¹ + borning irregular for being born; born, -ing ²

Example Sentences

And now, even as “New York, New York” opens, another show is aborning.

From New York Times

On the Australian Embassy, the vertical ribs are the russet color of new copper, just aborning.

From Washington Post

The wish for a movie museum, long aborning in status-conscious Hollywood, found a home.

From Los Angeles Times

“The federal claim dies aborning.”

From Washington Post

The latter would die aborning unless the Democrats controlled the entire Congress.

From Washington Post