was lactating
- past progressive of lactate.
Example Sentences
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Hunters would also have to report any bear killed to the department, then present the pelt and head within five days to determine if the bear was lactating.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Hicks was lactating, and her doctor told her that her bulletproof vest was too tight and risked causing a breast infection.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2018
One female, collected on July 4, one mile south of Altamira was lactating.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul
A female from near Alta Gracia, caught on 27 March, carried a single embryo that measured 41 mm, whereas one from Finca Amayo was lactating on 25 June.
From Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country by Jones, J. Knox
A female from Soto la Marina, obtained on May 17, was lactating; another from 12 miles northwest of San Carlos, on August 23, carried two embryos that were 15 mm. in crown-rump length.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul
