different between breeding vs propagating
breeding
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?i?d??/
- Rhymes: -i?d??
Etymology 1
From Middle English breedyng, bredynge (“gestation, incubation, propagation, hatching; engineering, formation, development, growth”), equivalent to breed +? -ing.
Noun
breeding (countable and uncountable, plural breedings)
- Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- The act of insemination by natural or artificial means.
- The act of copulation in animals.
- The good manners regarded as characteristic of the aristocracy and conferred by heredity.
- Nurture; education; formation of manners.
- Descent; pedigree; extraction.
- (gay slang) Ejaculation inside the rectum during bareback anal sex, usually applied to gay pornography.
Derived terms
- inbreeding
- outbreeding
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English bredyng, bredynge, from Old English *br?dende, from Proto-Germanic *br?dijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *br?dijan? (“to brood; breed”), equivalent to breed +? -ing.
Adjective
breeding (not comparable)
- Of, relating to or used for breeding.
- Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.
Derived terms
- breeding ground
Verb
breeding
- present participle of breed
- Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.
Anagrams
- beringed, bigender
breeding From the web:
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propagating
English
Verb
propagating
- present participle of propagate
propagating From the web:
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- what does propagating mean
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- what is propagating mix
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