ABAN'DONING, participle present tense Forsaking or deserting wholly; renouncing; yielding one's self without restraint. ABAN'DONING, noun A forsaking; total desertion He hoped his past meritorious actions might outweigh his present abandoning the thought of future actions.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI