aborning

US: /əˈbɔrnɪŋ/ ,(ə bôr′ning)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•born•ing /əˈbɔrnɪŋ/   adv. 

1. in birth;
   before being carried out:
   The scheme died aborning.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•born•ing  (ə bôr′ning), adv. 

1. in birth;
   before being carried out:
   The scheme died aborning.

adj. 

2. being born;
   coming into being, fruition, realization, etc.:
   A new era of architecture is aborning.

• 1930–35; a-¹ + borning irregularly for being born; see born, -ing²