breed
verb (used with object)
to produce (offspring); procreate; engender.
are breeding
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present progressiveof breed.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Scientists at the institute are breeding colonies of midges to study how some types carry the virus while others do not.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
B. Only if you are breeding exotic livestock or engaged in organic farming.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Land-sparing urban areas are breeding grounds for birds that lay many eggs, use open nests more frequently, and have short life cycles, such as stonechats, chiffchaffs and crested larks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023
The piggery sits among flat canola fields not far from wetlands that are breeding grounds for dozens of species of waterbirds.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
"Aweel, cousin, sic being the case, and Mr. Osbaldistone here being a prudent youth, and a safe friend—I'se plainly tell ye, ye are breeding up your family to gang an ill gate."
From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
