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intermating

intermating is the present participle and gerund of intermate.

Meaning of intermate

Verb

intermate (third-person singular simple present intermates, present participle intermating, simple past and past participle intermated)

  1. To mate with a member of another species or group.
    • In that moment the interstices of matter were his, and the interfusings and intermating transfusings of matter and force.1918, Jack London, The Red One

Noun

intermating (plural intermatings)

  1. The act of mating with a member of another species or group.

Forms of intermating

pluralintermatings

Questions about intermating

What does intermating mean?
Intermating means the act of mating with a member of another species or group.
What is intermating the present participle and gerund of?
Intermating is the present participle and gerund of intermate.
What part of speech is intermating?
Intermating is a noun.
What is the plural of intermating?
The plural of intermating is intermatings.

Words near intermating in the dictionary

  1. intermat
  2. intermatch
  3. intermate
  4. intermated
  5. intermates
  6. intermating
  7. intermatings
  8. intermats
  9. intermatted
  10. intermatting
  11. intermaxilla

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Adapted from Wiktionary: intermating (page history and authors); intermate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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