lactate
verb (used without object)
to produce milk.
lactating
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present participleof lactate.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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“It affects about 10 percent of lactating individuals,” says Sawhne.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026
Workers helping integrate deported immigrants in Honduras told researchers from the Women’s Refugee Commission that nursing women who were deported had not received enough food and water to continue lactating.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025
All six were adult, lactating females, she said, with thick layers of fat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
The appearance of the virus in mammary glands — in cattle and even in non lactating mice — was also unexpected.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
Any unfavorable circumstances, such as a shortage of food or water, that would affect pregnant or lactating females would be of primary importance to the integrity of the population.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
