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Aborning vs Borning - What's the difference?

aborning | borning |

As adjectives the difference between aborning and borning

is that aborning is (chiefly|north america) while being born or produced while borning is that is in the process of being born.

As an adverb aborning

is (chiefly|north america) that is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion .

As a verb borning is

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aborning

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (chiefly, North America) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
  • * 1988 , James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom , Oxford 2004, p. 765:
    • No fewer than five planned “uprisings” died a-borning .

    Translations

    (coming in existence) * Dutch: , (t) (trans-bottom)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, North America) While being born or produced.
    • This festival is an excellent chance to see new talent aborning .

    Related terms

    * aborn * born

    References

    borning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • That is in the process of being born.
  • * 1967 , William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner , Vintage 2004, p. 332:
    • While yanking a borning calf from its mother's womb Moore suffered a bizarre and fatal accident: the cord arted abruptly, sending my owner in a sprawl backward until his head fetched up against a post and cracked open like a melon.