calving

English

Pronunciation

Verb

calving

  1. present participle and gerund of calve

Noun

calving (plural calvings)

  1. The act of giving birth to a calf
  2. The breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg etc.
  3. (by extension) The process by which an iceberg is formed.

Derived terms

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