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abandonings

abandonings is the plural of abandoning.

Meaning of abandoning

Noun

abandoning (plural abandonings)

  1. An act by which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment; neglect.
    • Their sensuality—[…] —their universal and insatiable lustings, and disgraceful abandonings of their unhappy victims— […] may not be credited by those who have not proof of such crimes.1842, Richard Oastler, The Fleet Papers, volume 2, page 306

Questions about abandonings

What is abandonings the plural of?
Abandonings is the plural of abandoning.

Words near abandonings in the dictionary

  1. abandoners
  2. abandonest
  3. abandoneth
  4. abandoning
  5. abandoning ship
  6. abandonings
  7. abandonly
  8. abandonment
  9. abandonments
  10. abandonness
  11. abandons

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