kittens 1 of 2

plural of kitten

kittens

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of kitten

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of kittens
Verb
Luckily, the owner shared in a follow-up video that the momma cat and all four kittens are healthy with no signs of toxoplasmosis. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 In this photo, mama, who liked posing for the camera, supervises her litter of kittens. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The man is seen in the video leading officers upstairs, where kittens were found inside a room. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Not far from where the 13th panther of this year was found dead, two panther kittens were spotted with their mother in Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, McClatchy News reported in July. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 The Papago Park Campus opened in March 2024, and the Arizona Humane Society has been caring for bottle baby kittens since 2016. Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kittens
Noun
  • In a viral TikTok video, a black cat is triggered by his owner trying to pet the other kitties.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Meyers was curious to see how foster kitties would respond to a sound bath.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These symptoms are more likely to appear in kittens or felines with weakened immune systems.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • So far, infections among companion animals, such as domestic and working canines and felines, have been found in 23 states, as well as in Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One dog or two cats are allowed, and subletting is okay with board approval.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Police confirmed in a press release that cats were evacuated from the shelter.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Kittens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kittens. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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