kittening

verb

present participle of kitten
as in kidding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kittening
  1. kidding
  2. kindling
  3. generating
  4. spawning
  5. propagating
  6. begetting
  7. breeding
  8. reproducing
Verb
  • Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Room was kidding, but someone inside Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night had the power to make that happen.
    — Pete Grathoff June 21, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
Definition of kidding
Verb
  • Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of kindling
Verb
  • His off-court endeavors have contributed to the majority of his wealth, generating over $1 billion from business ventures and endorsement deals.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Such consensus is essential to restoring confidence, stabilizing the economy and generating sustainable growth.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • Turbid inflows prove particularly disruptive in lakes where fish are spawning, as the dirty — and typically colder — water will push fish off their beds.
    — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • Sanford and Son ran for six seasons, spawning two spinoffs (Grady and Sanford Arms) as well as a sequel series (Sanford).
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Definition of spawning
Verb
  • In addition to environmental education and advocacy, the center’s mission includes propagating rare and endangered native plants and rehabilitating birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
  • Ahead, experts share their go-to methods for propagating a lemon tree the right way.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 June 2026
Definition of propagating
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  • To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
Definition of begetting
Verb
  • Between June and November, thousands of humpback whales migrate through Brazilian waters, traveling roughly 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from their feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean to breeding and calving grounds off northeastern Brazil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Residents can also request a free backyard inspection from the department's Pest Management team to identify areas where mosquitoes may be breeding.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of breeding
Verb
  • According to the letter writer, the sea lions living and reproducing pups in the safety of La Jolla Cove should just go somewhere else along the very long California coastline.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2026
  • Facing long odds, Sydney commits to leading without reproducing the toxicity she’s witnessed from Carmy.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026
Definition of reproducing
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“Kittening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kittening. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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