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kittening

kittening noun: the giving birth of kittens. Also the present participle and gerund of kitten.

Noun

kittening (usually uncountable, plural kittenings)

  1. (usually) The giving birth of kittens.
    • "If she's so terrific and powerful and all," said the predictable second voice, "why can't she make the kittening part grow back, and do something really useful with herself?"1997, Diane Duane, The Book of Night With Moon

Also used as

kittening is also the present participle and gerund of kitten.

Forms of kittening

pluralkittenings

Origin of kittening

From kitten + -ing.

Questions about kittening

What does kittening mean?
Kittening means the giving birth of kittens.
What part of speech is kittening?
Kittening is a noun.
What is the plural of kittening?
The plural of kittening is kittenings.

Words near kittening in the dictionary

  1. kittenfish
  2. kittenfished
  3. kittenfishes
  4. kittenfishing
  5. kittenhood
  6. kittening
  7. kittenings
  8. kittenish
  9. kittenishly
  10. kittenishness
  11. kittenishnesses

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