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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Virgin Islands, it marked the largest calving event from any Arctic glacier since 2020.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The detection of glacial earthquakes associated with iceberg calving at Thwaites Glacier could help answer several important research questions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Their crews are at risk if the ships are damaged, and the vessels could capsize if they are in the vicinity of giant ice chunks breaking off glaciers, a process called calving.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The break represents Petermann Glacier's largest loss of floating ice since 2012 and the biggest calving event recorded in the Arctic since 2020.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Some of the cows were “dried off” and wouldn’t be milked again until after the calving season.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
