"kittening" meaning in All languages combined

See kittening on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kittenings [plural]
Etymology: kitten + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kitten|ing}} kitten + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} kittening (usually uncountable, plural kittenings)
  1. The giving birth of kittens Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-kittening-en-noun-Dm-b~q9s

Verb [English]

Etymology: kitten + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kitten|ing}} kitten + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} kittening
  1. present participle and gerund of kitten Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: kitten
    Sense id: en-kittening-en-verb-T0SYlPpf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 24 76

Inflected forms

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