lactate
verb (used without object)
to produce milk.
is lactating
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present progressiveof lactate (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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I don’t describe the post-cesarean delivery patient who is now on the ventilator who is lactating.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2022
All young weaned before or by end of week; none observed to nurse beyond 30th day, even if female is lactating.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
