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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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
“This summer is breeding season, the time that other areas of the world have seen huge die-offs at breeding colonies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
Another important strategy against future yield losses is breeding resistant wheat varieties.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
Wu said he did not want to speculate about the field’s condition because he was not on-site and his expertise is breeding grass, not managing it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
Now, Sir, be pleas'd to observe the three Regions: if they be bright, without doubt Mars is powerful; if the middle Region or Camera be palled, Filia Solis is breeding.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Montague Summers
