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lambing

/ˈlæmɪŋ/

lambingnoun

lambings

Translations

ягнение

The farmer was busy with lambing during the spring.

Фермер был занят ягнением весной.

Definitions

The process or season of giving birth to lambs.

The farmers were busy during the lambing season, ensuring the ewes and their newborns were healthy.

Synonyms

lamb production

ewe lambing

sheep birthing

lambingadjective

Attributive noun usage: e.g. ‘lambing shed’, ‘lambing season’.

Definitions

Relating to the process or season when lambs are born.

Extra staff were hired for the busy lambing season.

Synonyms

in lamb

lambinggerund / present participle

/ˈlæmɪŋ/

Used predicatively/attributively to describe ewes in the act of giving birth.

Definitions

Of a ewe: in the process of giving birth to a lamb or lambs.

The lambing ewe was moved to a quieter pen.

Synonyms

in labor

giving birth

lambnoun

Definitions

A young sheep, especially one that is less than one year old.

The farmer took special care of the lambs during the harsh winter months.

The flesh of a young sheep used as food.

For dinner, we had a delicious roast lamb with mint sauce.

A person who is gentle, innocent, or easily led.

She was as gentle as a lamb, always willing to help others.

lambverb

lambing

Gerund

lambed

Past Simple

lambed

Past Participle

lambing

Gerund

/læm/

Translations

ягниться

The sheep are expected to lamb in the spring.

Овцы должны ягниться весной.

Definitions

To give birth to a lamb.

The ewe is expected to lamb in the early spring.

Synonyms

give birth

lambadjective

Definitions

Attributively: relating to, made of, or prepared with lamb meat or pertaining to young sheep.

We ordered lamb curry and chicken tikka for dinner.

lambproper noun

Definitions

A surname borne by various people.

Mary Lamb collaborated with her brother Charles Lamb on the Tales from Shakespeare.

In Christian theology, Jesus Christ, especially as a sacrificial offering (often with the).

Worshippers praised the Lamb for His sacrifice.