calve

verb

ˈkav

ˈkäv

calved; calving

intransitive verb

: to give birth to a calf

also : to produce offspring

of an ice mass : to separate or break so that a part becomes detached

transitive verb

: to produce by birth

of an ice mass : to let become detached

Example Sentences

The cow calved in the barn.

Recent Examples on the Web There was still fair snow on the ground at the time when the cows normally move across the Richardson Highway and trek into the edge of the Talkeetna Mountains to calve.

John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 Elk, bison and moose also calve during this period, so give the parents and their offspring a wide berth.

Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 The fjords of Prince Williams Sound echo like thunder as glaciers calve off into the sea at an ever increasing rate.

Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021 People should also remember that Portage Glacier can calve at any moment, buckling and crushing frozen lake ice, as captured in dramatic videos over the past couple years.

Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2021 Changes in feeding influence reproduction, and anything that harms whales' ability to calve ultimately jeopardizes survival.

Elizabeth Grossman, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2010 The giant pancake of Malaspina Glacier does not calve into the ocean.

Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2021 As the glacier flows out to sea, icebergs calve off the ocean-facing end of the ice shelf.

Sarah Gibbens, Environment, 28 Dec. 2020 Huge masses of ice spectacularly calve from its face with thunderous roars.

Melissa Findley, National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English calven, going back to Old English (Anglian) *calfian, (West Saxon) cealfian, derivative of cælf, cealf calf entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

单词	calving
释义	calve verb ˈkav ˈkäv calved; calving intransitive verb 1 : to give birth to a calf also : to produce offspring 2 of an ice mass : to separate or break so that a part becomes detached transitive verb 1 : to produce by birth 2 of an ice mass : to let become detached Example Sentences The cow calved in the barn. Recent Examples on the Web There was still fair snow on the ground at the time when the cows normally move across the Richardson Highway and trek into the edge of the Talkeetna Mountains to calve. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 Elk, bison and moose also calve during this period, so give the parents and their offspring a wide berth. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 The fjords of Prince Williams Sound echo like thunder as glaciers calve off into the sea at an ever increasing rate. Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021 People should also remember that Portage Glacier can calve at any moment, buckling and crushing frozen lake ice, as captured in dramatic videos over the past couple years. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2021 Changes in feeding influence reproduction, and anything that harms whales' ability to calve ultimately jeopardizes survival. Elizabeth Grossman, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2010 The giant pancake of Malaspina Glacier does not calve into the ocean. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2021 As the glacier flows out to sea, icebergs calve off the ocean-facing end of the ice shelf. Sarah Gibbens, Environment, 28 Dec. 2020 Huge masses of ice spectacularly calve from its face with thunderous roars. Melissa Findley, National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English calven, going back to Old English (Anglian) calfian, (West Saxon) cealfian,* derivative of cælf, cealf calf entry 1 First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Kids Definition calve verb ˈkav ˈkäv calved; calving : to give birth to a calf The cow calved in the barn. calving verb present participle of calve as in pupping Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pupping whelping breeding kindling kidding siring spawning generating begetting littering kittening fathering reproducing multiplying propagating birthing laboring getting mothering producing having delivering bearing dropping Antonyms & Near Antonyms aborting losing miscarrying
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calve

verb

Example Sentences

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