lactate
verb (used without object)
to produce milk.
were 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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Females collected on June 15 and August 7 were lactating and one taken on June 20 contained six embryos that measured 15.
From Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota by Kenneth W. Andersen
Of the females trapped in August, 11 of 32 that were more than 144 mm. in total length contained embryos; an additional 14 females were lactating or possessed placental scars or enlarged uteri.
From Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Sydney Anderson
Among 16 females collected in the months of February, May and June, only two, taken in February, were lactating.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez
Three June-taken females, all captured in mist nets, were lactating.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez
A female obtained on May 31 appeared to have recently weaned young and females examined on June 5 and 17 were lactating.
From Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota by Kenneth W. Andersen
