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aborning

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aborning /əˈbɔːnɪŋ / mainly North American English
▸ adverb while being born or produced:
the idea died aborning.
▸ (be aborning) verb being born or produced:
in the early 1960s, hippiedom was aborning.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from a- ‘in the process of’ + borning, verbal noun from born (North American dialect usage) ‘to be born’.