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spaying

spaying noun: the act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female. Also the present participle and gerund of spay.

Noun

spaying (plural spayings)

  1. The act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female.
    • The veterinary surgeon carries out spayings almost every day.

Also used as

spaying is also the present participle and gerund of spay.

Forms of spaying

pluralspayings

Questions about spaying

What does spaying mean?
Spaying means the act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female.
What part of speech is spaying?
Spaying is a noun.
What is the plural of spaying?
The plural of spaying is spayings.

Words near spaying in the dictionary

  1. spaye
  2. spayed
  3. Spayen
  4. spayer
  5. spayers
  6. spaying
  7. spayings
  8. Spaynard
  9. spaynel
  10. spaynels
  11. Spaynnards

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