The Collaborative International Dictionary
Miscarry \Mis*car"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miscarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Miscarrying.]
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To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.
My ships have all miscarried.
--Shak.The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried.
--Shak. To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to have a spontaneous abortion.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of miscarry English)
Usage examples of "miscarrying".
Women had been having babies, and miscarrying them, under primitive conditions without Terran-style sanitation, for centuries, she reminded herself.
If you keep her breeding and miscarrying for a few years, my sons will be safe and no one would claim you had not done your best for our clan.