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lambing

lambing is the present participle and gerund of lamb.

Meaning of lamb

Verb

lamb (third-person singular simple present lambs, present participle lambing, simple past and past participle lambed)

  1. (intransitive) Of a sheep, to give birth.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
    • The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.

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Noun

lambing (plural lambings)

  1. the act of a ewe giving birth to a lamb

Proper noun capitalized: Lambing

Lambing (plural Lambings)

  1. A surname.

Forms of lambing

Noun
plurallambings
Proper noun
pluralLambings

Origin of lambing

Probably a North German and Dutch patronymic surname from a short form of Lambert.

Words formed from lambing

Phrases with lambing

Questions about lambing

What does lambing mean?
Lambing means the act of a ewe giving birth to a lamb.
What is lambing the present participle and gerund of?
Lambing is the present participle and gerund of lamb.
What part of speech is lambing?
Lambing can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of lambing?
The plural of lambing is lambings.

Words near lambing in the dictionary

  1. lambience
  2. lambier
  3. lambies
  4. lambiest
  5. lambiness
  6. lambing
  7. lambing down
  8. lambing season
  9. lambing seasons
  10. lambings
  11. lambish

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