Synonyms for
Spawning
Definition
producing or depositing eggs or sperm
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- spawning grounds
- spawning season
- spawning fish
- spawning behavior
- spawning stock
- spawning time
- spawning migration
Word family
Usage note
While 'spawn' can refer to the act of reproduction in fish and amphibians, it is also used metaphorically to mean to produce or generate something, often in a negative or prolific sense.
Example sentences
- The fish were spawning in the river.
- The birds were spawning in the trees.
- The turtles were spawning on the beach.
- The frogs were spawning in the pond.
- The insects were spawning in the soil.
Quotes
'We're going to be spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators who will create jobs and solve the challenges of the future.' - Barack Obama
'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.' - Franklin D. Roosevelt
'The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.' - Jim Rohn