Antonyms for hatching
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hach-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhætʃ ɪŋ |
Definition of hatching
Origin :- "to produce young from eggs by incubation," from Middle English hachen (early 13c.), probably from an unrecorded Old English *hæccan, of unknown origin, related to Middle High German, German hecken "to mate" (used of birds). Meaning "to come forth from an egg" is late 14c. Figurative use (of plots, etc.) is from early 14c. Related: Hatched; hatching.
- verb create, plan
- If it had been spread over, say six months, the hatching might have got fixed right.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Hens set twenty days, and convenient places should be provided for their laying, which will also serve for setting and hatching.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- "I'm no' so sure it will not come to a hatching yet," said Sir Archy, with a dry shake of the head.
- Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
- What rascally treachery have you been hatching since I saw you?
- Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever
- Then each day from the second to that of hatching remove an egg, break it, and examine it.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- The hatching time was drawing near, and it was a most exciting period.
- Extract from : « Plantation Sketches » by Margaret Devereux
- "They are hatching out something, that is sure," remarked Jack.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
- He was sure they were hatching a villainous plot of some kind.
- Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
- They are hatching out some marvelous schemes to write a play together.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- They had not had very good luck at the hatching this season.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Synonyms for hatching
- bear
- brainstorm
- breed
- bring forth
- brood
- cause
- come up with
- conceive
- concoct
- contrive
- cook up
- design
- devise
- dream up
- engender
- formulate
- generate
- get up
- give birth
- incubate
- induce
- invent
- lay eggs
- make
- make up
- occasion
- originate
- parent
- plot
- prepare
- procreate
- produce
- project
- provoke
- scheme
- set
- sire
- spawn
- spitball
- think up
- throw together
- trump up
- whip up
- work up
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