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. War Relief -RRB- Fine:

   There's easily a million stray animals right now, if not two million wandering around Ukraine looking for food, and they're going to start mating, and they're in shelters that don't have protection because they don't have enough cages. You're going to have a huge problem, so we said, we need to set up mobile units to go over there and spay, neuter, vaccinate these animals. And then we thought about, and we said, ‘Well, let's work that with Microsoft and put in a chip or read their chips and try to reunite them with their owners,'.

2. Elliot Budd:

   It just comes down to the fact that it's really dry right now and they're looking for water and it is mating season right now, they are using a lot more energy than they normally would so they need more water. They're non-venomous these snakes. They aren't considered dangerous. They're not something to fear but it's best if you come across them to leave them alone.

3. Kiaran McLaughlin:

   They've built up a fabulous breeding operation. They have the best sires going to the best mares. A lot of thought is put into each mating, the approach to do it is about the horse. If the horse got real good in Dubai or somewhere else, they would try to bring them to win the Derby.

4. 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.

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.