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reproducing

reproducing is the present participle and gerund of reproduce.

Meaning of reproduce

Verb

reproduce (third-person singular simple present reproduces, present participle reproducing, simple past and past participle reproduced)

  1. (transitive) To produce an image or copy of.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
    • The 12-page ruling notes that “Marriage is when a man and a woman are willing to live together, to build a husband and wife relationship to reproduce their offspring […] . Marriage is, therefore, reserved for only a man and a woman.” Other parts in the verdict also mention that members of the...2021 December 3, Thai PBS, “Constitutional Court’s full verdict enrages LGBT community, rights defenders”, in Thai PBS World, Bangkok: Thai Public Broadcasting Service, retrieved 04 Dec 2021
  3. (transitive) To produce again; to recreate.
  4. (transitive) To bring something to mind; to recall.

Noun

reproducing (usually uncountable, plural reproducings)

  1. (in plural, nonstandard, usually) reproduction
    • Juvenile and adult individuals of both sexes were considered reproducings in accordance with Amaya et al. (1979)1996, Acta Theriologica, Pańtswowe Wydawn. Naukowe, page 48
    • It is important to note, here, that we are not thinking of social production only in terms of political economy at this point, so that social production includes exchanges, circulations, consumings, refusals, and reproducings of all kinds, and that social[…]2005, Heidi Nast, Steve Pile, Places Through the Body, Routledge, →ISBN, page 309

Forms of reproducing

pluralreproducings

Phrases with reproducing

Questions about reproducing

What does reproducing mean?
Reproducing means reproduction.
What is reproducing the present participle and gerund of?
Reproducing is the present participle and gerund of reproduce.
What part of speech is reproducing?
Reproducing is a noun.
What is the plural of reproducing?
The plural of reproducing is reproducings.

Words near reproducing in the dictionary

  1. reproducibilities
  2. reproducibility
  3. reproducible
  4. reproducibles
  5. reproducibly
  6. reproducing
  7. reproducing piano
  8. reproducings
  9. reproduction
  10. reproductional
  11. reproductionally

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reproducing (page history and authors); reproduce (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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