- present participle of sire.
siring
Example Sentences
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Paramount Global has created numerous spin-offs of its main cable channels, with Nickelodeon siring five programming offspring, Nick Jr., Nick at Nite, TeenNick, Nicktoons and Nick Music.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Tom, he said, had survived a poisoning attempt and spent years siring a generation of truffle dogs before dying in Mr. Tomassetti’s arms.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
There would likely still have been a sectarian power struggle over a weakened state, siring a civil war and brewing regional tensions.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
When Tom swaps Rachel for Anna as queen of Westchester, siring infant Evie but a year later, such rancor becomes even more understandable given the protagonist’s battle with infertility.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2016
To me has been given the privilege of siring a man, and I shall not affront him with requests for further favors.
From The Pride of Palomar by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
