miscarry
verb (used without object)
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
miscarrying
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present participleof miscarry.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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But Anna Malnutt said she went back to work three days after miscarrying: "I just didn't really know how long was OK to take, and I felt like I needed to go back."
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
Patients who are miscarrying still don’t know what to expect from Houston Methodist.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
This May, when Ryan Hamilton’s wife was bleeding while miscarrying at 13 weeks, the first doctor they saw at Surepoint Emergency Center Stephenville noted no fetal cardiac activity and ordered misoprostol, according to medical records.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
There’s also Josseli Barnica, the 28-year-old mother of a toddler who went to the hospital miscarrying at 17 weeks pregnant.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2024
"If they had been written there would have been no fear of their miscarrying," said she rather sulkily.
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Catherine Helen Spence
