breed
verb (used with object)
to produce (offspring); procreate; engender.
is breeding
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present progressiveof breed (3rd person singular).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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And without the latter, corporate messaging around efficiency and productivity is breeding more fears about job loss and leads to workers ignoring or rejecting AI tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The collars the cows wear for monitoring activity mean he is breeding off his best animals all the time to improve his genetic stock.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Another important strategy against future yield losses is breeding resistant wheat varieties.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
A more sustainable approach is breeding honey bees to fight the mites.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 7, 2022
No walls will defend either it, or its havings, against the multitude that is breeding and spreading faster than the clouds, over the habitable earth.
From The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm by John Ruskin
