calve
verb (used without object)
to give birth to a calf.
calving
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present participleof calve.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The leading causes of cattle death are respiratory illness, digestive problems, calving complications and weather—not wolves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The Mexican cowboys became adept at everything from calving to branding to overseeing the kind of long-distance cattle drives that later became a staple of the western.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Don’t forget Canada’s zombie wildfires, the Texas floods, the late autumn Southwest heat waves, the calving Doomsday glacier and on and on.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2025
"It's really important to understand whether or not there are other ice plain areas that would be susceptible to this kind of retreat and calving," Dr Ochwat added.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Many of the cows had been steadily growing bigger, and now calving season had arrived.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
