borning

B3O1R1N1I1N1G2
UK/ˈbɔːnɪŋ/

adjective

In the process of being born.

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Meanings

adjectiveborning (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the process of being born.

    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.

    1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 332
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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