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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That responsibility is not necessarily just on the owner but those who are "breeding and supplying" the dogs, according to Mr Winfield.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
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
Scientists are breeding the mosquitoes to carry the bacteria Wolbachia, which interrupts the transmission of dengue.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
But modern conditions are breeding methods new and strange, and keen observers profess to discern in our swift development the decay of certain things essential to our welfare.
From Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 by Charles Mair
