Synonyms for mating
mat·ing

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1. matingnoun

   Synonyms:
   pairing

2. matingadjective

   Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.

   Synonyms:
   pairing

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1. coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual unionnoun

   the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

   "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"

   Synonyms:
   conjugation, colligation, conglutination, join, trades union, uniting, matrimony, unification, coupling, sum, wedlock, spousal relationship, sexual union, trade union, pairing, union, junction, conjunction, marriage, brotherhood, yoke, labor union, jointure, coupler

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1. List of paraphrases for "mating":

   docking, coupling, copulation, companion, coupler, breeding, conjugation, pairing, mate, crosses, dock, contact, reproduction, passing

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1. Bob Hueter:

   Mating season is over, we think, and Ironbound is on his way north to get into some good feeding ground and bulk up again for the next year.

2. George Paul:

   There has been recorded mating between different pairs over the last few years but not conceptions, based on a recent health examination conducted, both animals have a regular estrus cycles but no conception has been recorded.

3. Russell T Davies:

   You're not mating with me, sunshine!

4. Shichang Zhang:

   Their sensing capability to danger is low, or they have been exhausted during mating, or just could not perform the catapult.

5. Ashley Cuffia:

   The sound that you hear is what they make as their mating call to attract their mates so they can lay their eggs, it's like a high pitch to sound like ‘ tsch, tsch, tsch.