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  • present participle of breed.
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breeding

[bree-ding] / ˈbri dɪŋ /


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A rare species of breeding bat has been found roosting in woodland near a reservoir.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

KD1 is nearing the breeding age of five.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Consequently the number of imports and exports at the site in Atherstone, on the Leciestershire/Warwickshire border, have declined significantly, affecting their ability to bring in mating pairs for breeding.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Female cats begin breeding when the weather starts to get warmer, according to Michelson Found Animals, an animal welfare nonprofit funded by surgeon and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

His tone was academic, as if discussing the breeding patterns of a mildly interesting species of rodent.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Louise Leatherdale, owner and co-founder of Leatherdale Farms in Long Lake, Minn., which is considered among the best breeders of dressage horses, said she might charge as little as $2,000 for two breedings.

From New York Times May 4, 2018

From there, he landed a job selling stallion breedings for the famed Walmac Farm.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2015

In his new home, Yankee Gentleman quickly jumped from about 30 breedings to 94, at $5,000 per time.

From Time Apr. 28, 2010

Her mind was taken from morbid breedings as they climbed stairs and explored rooms and questioned agents.

From Youth Challenges by Clarence Budington Kelland

If her breedings, her bitterness of spirit manifested themselves, it was in a fixed undertone of pessimism and in an occasional outburst of recklessness that bewildered her brother.

From Flowing Gold by Rex Ellingwood Beach




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