- present participle of spawn.
spawning
Example Sentences
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The fireworks show has faced controversy regarding the famous avians, spawning a Change.org petition to move the festivities farther away or switch to an environmentally friendlier drone show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Fifth, the DNI can set priorities for technical innovations that the other agencies can’t do on their own, at least not without creating a dozen or more different approaches, spawning duplication, unfilled gaps, or both.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Rugby success spawning mainstream breakthrough names has been patchy.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
These bigger settlements required more centralized administration; natural resources like good land and spawning streams, though not scarce, now needed to be managed.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
