MATING
Scrabble letter values: M3A1T1I1N1G2 = 9
Definition
- noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes. — synonyms: coupling, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual_union
Examples
- “the casual couplings of adolescents”
- “the mating of some species occurs only in the spring”
- “That jerk checkmated me in four moves!”