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hatching

'hætʃiŋ5 senses · 61 ms
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noun/ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. 1

    A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.countableuncountable

    • We got a good hatching from the swallowtail eggs.
  3. 3

    The act of an egg hatching, eclosion.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials.countableuncountable

verb/ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of hatchform-ofgerundparticiple

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