spawn
noun
the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
are spawning
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present progressiveof spawn.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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But advocates and lawyers say that heavy-handed tactics are spawning dangerous situations in neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025
"We've been monitoring fish populations for decades — how many fish are spawning, how many are being captured, how many juvenile fish are out-migrating," says Barry McCovey Jr., a fisheries biologist from the Yurok Tribe.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
Right now, all they see is it’s shifting how and where some salmon are spawning.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Megaforests, we are told, are not just hot spots for biodiversity, they are spawning grounds for a dazzling diversity of cultures, “each with its own unique way of perceiving reality.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
With these destructive causes, which do not belong to the natural order of things, should be mentioned another that does, namely, the frequency of floods in the season when the trout are spawning.
From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Edward Harrison Barker
