| 释义 | spawning I. noun
 (-s)
 Etymology: Middle English spawnynge, from gerund of spawnen to spawn
 1.  : the process of emitting spawn
 2.  : the collecting of spawn from ripe fishes
 II. adjective
 Etymology: from present participle of spawn (I)
 1.  : emitting spawn
 2.  : fertile, prolific
 < the spawning slums of our cities >
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