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whelped

/ˈhwɛlpt/ /ˈwɛlpt/

Meanings
verb
(of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.

Examples :

"The bitch whelped."
animal biology physiology

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birth noun

/bɜːθ/ /bɝθ/

The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.

"The birth of her first child was a joyful event for the whole family. "

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she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

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dog noun

/dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

"The dog barked all night long."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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vixen noun

/ˈvɪk.sən/

A female fox.

"A beautiful vixen crossed the road in front of our car. "

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etc adverb

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Alternative form of etc.

"I prefer coffee, tea, cocoa, etc., hot, but some like them iced. "

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give noun

/ɡɪv/

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

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bitch noun

/bɪt͡s/

(dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

"The veterinarian examined the new bitch, noting her recent litter. "

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wolf noun

/wʊlf/

The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) that are not dingoes or dogs.

"The park ranger spotted a wolf while on patrol. "