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mating

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verb

present participle of mate
as in sleeping
to engage in sexual intercourse cats conceive almost every time they mate

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“Mating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mating. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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