- present participle of rear.
rearing
Example Sentences
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CJ7 and 022 had successfully bred at the nest site at Careys Secret Garden for three consecutive years, rearing three young in 2023, four in 2024 and a further four in 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Now those fears seem to be rearing their head once more.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“At least, I hope they take the horse off that car,” he said, referring to the Ferrari logo of a rearing stallion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The second one caught up with it, picked its momentum from the crest of the wave, and both came down together like a rearing horse that falls.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
