aborning
Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of aborning
1930–35; a- 1 + borning irregular for being born; see born, -ing 2
Vocabulary lists containing aborning
Example Sentences
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On the Australian Embassy, the vertical ribs are the russet color of new copper, just aborning.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022
The wish for a movie museum, long aborning in status-conscious Hollywood, found a home.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021
Back when folk-rock was aborning, Carter played locally in a Bob Dylan- and Byrds-influenced band called Chimes of Freedom.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2014
True, it has occurred to me since that an aborning love of movies that happened to coincide with the 1970s disaster boom might have irreparably tainted my worldview.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2013
I smiled back, but the smile died aborning, for with one motion she rolled over the rail and was gone!
From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe
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