kittening

Definition of kitteningnext
present participle of kitten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kittening
Verb
  • Literally toxic lesbians — kidding.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Just kidding - but honestly not sold on him being the best player on a championship caliber team.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Refrain from kindling fires with debris or any other materials during an air quality alert.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The controversial first trip of a UK PM to China for nearly a decade has been generating headlines all week.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In our region, Missouri and Indiana were the clear winners in terms of generating positive net domestic migration last year, with Wisconsin right on their heels.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Antisemitism is surging across the globe, reaching levels not seen since the end of World War II and spawning atrocities like the Hanukkah massacre at Australia’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people.
    Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Photos of Macron in his statement shades went viral, spawning countless memes and comments with references to ‘80s films such as Top Gun, Cobra, and Terminator.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Robinhood is known for propagating meme-stock mania, making its founders billionaires, and changing how Americans invest.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Torres Maczassek and her brother, Miguel, are considered leaders in climate-change response, including uncovering and re-propagating nearly extinct grape varieties that may fare better in extreme heat and drought.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Both cases were fodder for a media firestorm, begetting nightly news specials and full-length documentaries.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The discovery, age five, that some people did not live in communities with all goods in common—that in fact for most, home was a locked building full of private property—begat questions still begetting questions at age thirteen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The nonprofit is urging both governments to ensure the mammals will not be used for breeding if they are transported to the United States.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Inside a lab in Redland, behind double doors that require a lab coat to enter, a team of scientists is breeding a tiny terror.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • If some species can continue reproducing even under challenging conditions, that resilience could buy ecosystems valuable time.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • In 2023, a new preservation reproducing the original tinting was done in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum, and the film has become widely admired.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Kittening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kittening. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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