'Spawning' definitions:
Definition of 'Spawning'
From: GCIDE
- Spawn \Spawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.]
- 1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt. [1913 Webster]
- One edition [of books] spawneth another. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]