pupping

verb

present participle of pup
as in calving

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  1. spawning
  2. kindling
  3. breeding
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  • The Taurids are known for spawning brilliant fireball meteors, which can flare brighter than Venus as pebble-sized pieces of debris enter and burn up in the atmosphere.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created one of the most beloved fictional detectives of all time in Sherlock Holmes, spawning countless novels, films, TV series, and so forth featuring the sleuth.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawning
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  • Anxiety over America’s build-out of data centers has reached Wall Street in recent days, kindling fears that the artificial intelligence boom is unsustainable.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This wildfire season was supercharged by heavy rains in January that spurred vegetation growth, which became kindling when the summer heat arrived.
    — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of kindling
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  • Opponents falsely claimed the bill targeted agriculture broadly, although it was tailored strictly to dog-breeding operations.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • These large birds winged their way from breeding sites in Alaska, Canada even Siberia to the area.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of breeding
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“Pupping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupping. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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