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hatching

American  
[hach-ing] / ˈhætʃ ɪŋ /

noun

  1. hachure.

Etymology

Origin of hatching

First recorded in 1655–65; hatch 3 + -ing 1

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In warmer environments, that variation dropped to about 0.6°C. This suggests that in warmer climates, sunlight may have helped even out temperatures and influenced hatching patterns.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Founded in 1957, Cal-Maine oversees hatching, flock maintenance, egg production, marketing, and distribution.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

They count the larval webs or nests that the caterpillars group together to form after hatching from eggs laid on Devil's-bit Scabious.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Evidently, hatching Aragog in a cupboard wasn’t his idea of being innocent.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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