abandoning
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Is abandoning a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of abandoning?
Definition
verb (English)
1. forsake, leave behindExamples: "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"Synonyms: abandon
2. give up with the intent of never claiming againExamples: "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"Synonyms: abandon, give up
3. leave behind empty; move out ofExamples: "You must vacate your office by tonight"Synonyms: abandon, empty, vacate
4. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claimsExamples: "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"Synonyms: abandon, give up
5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurchExamples: "The mother deserted her children"Synonyms: abandon, desert, desolate, forsake
Definition source: Wiktionary