lambing

UK
/ˈlæmɪŋ/
US
/ˈlæmɪŋ/
lambingnoun
lambings
pl
Traductions
The farmer was busy with lambing during the spring.
Фермер был занят ягнением весной.
Définitions
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.
Synonymes
lamb production
ewe lambing
sheep birthing
lambingadjective
Attributive noun usage: e.g. ‘lambing shed’, ‘lambing season’.
Définitions
Relating to the process or season when lambs are born.
Extra staff were hired for the busy lambing season.
lambinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈlæmɪŋ/
US
/ˈlæmɪŋ/
Used predicatively/attributively to describe ewes in the act of giving birth.
Définitions
Of a ewe: in the process of giving birth to a lamb or lambs.
The lambing ewe was moved to a quieter pen.
Synonymes
lambnoun
Définitions
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
UK
/læm/
US
/læm/
Traductions
The sheep are expected to lamb in the spring.
Овцы должны ягниться весной.
Définitions
To give birth to a lamb.
The ewe is expected to lamb in the early spring.
Synonymes
lambadjective
Définitions
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
Définitions
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.