Mating
['meɪtɪŋ] or ['metɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mate
Typed by Cedric
Examples
- In consequence of this hint, Lily found herself the centre of that feminine solicitude which envelops a young woman in the mating season. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Their mating is a matter of community interest solely, and is directed without reference to natural selection. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- And here, Glaucon, I should like to ask (as I know that you are a breeder of birds and animals), Do you not take the greatest care in the mating? Plato. The Republic.
Typed by Hannah