Synonyms of hatching

hatching

verb

present participle of hatch

as in spawning

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spawning
• sitting
• laying
• incubating
• brooding
• setting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hatching

Black-and-yellow mangrove snakes are able to hunt independently soon after hatching. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Consistently hand-picking eggs and squash bugs is the best way to interrupt the squash bug life cycle and prevent new eggs from hatching. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026

After hatching, the baby, which is the size of a jellybean, remains in the pouch for about two months. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Microscopic modifications to bones capture traces of ancient scavenging, and tiny signatures deep inside baby dinosaur bones indicate the moment of hatching. — Kristi Curry Rogers, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

These small reptiles typically emerge from underground nests and make their way towards a suitable habitat after hatching. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

These unique sharks, found only in Australia and New Guinea, exhibit extremely limited mobility, with offspring hatching near their parents. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

What’s more, the individual had an abdominal yolk, a portion of the egg’s yolk sac that an embryo internalizes into its body cavity just before hatching to use as an energy reserve. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

Male seahorses are known for carrying, feeding and hatching eggs directly from a pouch on their body. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 June 2026

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