Calving
/ˈkævɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of giving birth to a calf
- 2 giving birth to a calf wordnet
- 3 The breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg etc.
- 4 The process by which an iceberg is formed. broadly
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of calve form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"It is dangerous to walk on a calving glacier."