lactate
verb (used without object)
to produce milk.
was lactating
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past progressiveof lactate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
A female taken on July 15, four miles north of Jaumave, was lactating.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez
A female trapped on June 20, 1961, was lactating.
From Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota by Kenneth W. Andersen
Each of two females, captured on January 13, carried five placental scars; one of the females was lactating.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez
