"Two dragonflies are mating on your head." "I didn't feel them landing. Are they still on my hair?" "No, they just took flight again." "Oh, now I see them. How beautiful they are!"
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Mating
/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
Synonyms for "mating" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (38)
germ cellintercourseintimacylovemakingmaking it withmarital relationsmarriage actmeatonanismorgasmovumpareuniaprocreationrelationsscrewingsexsex actsexual climaxsexual commercesexual congress
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More general
9 entriesbiological processmechanical fittingreproductionreproductive behaviorsexsex activitysexual activitysexual behaviorsexual practice
More specific
11 entriesassortative matingbreedingcopulationcopulatorycourtship matingdisassortative matinggameticintraspecific matingmating partsmating surfacesrandom mating
Collocations
11 entriesassortative matingintraspecific matingmate choicemating behaviormating callmating compatibilitymating pairmating seasonmating successmating surfacesmating system
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
During mating season many animals exude strong fragrances.
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Male octopuses die a few months after mating.
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They also stay away from the snails during the mating season.
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