Hatching

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Hatching

verb

To close with a hatch or hatches.

verb

(of young animals) To emerge from an egg.
(of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.
To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch.
To devise.

verb

To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with fine parallel lines, or with lines which cross each other (cross-hatch).
To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep.

noun

A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.
"We got a good hatching from the swallowtail eggs."
The act of an egg hatching, eclosion

Anagrams of Hatching

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "hatching":

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6-LETTER WORDS

aching acting canthi hating

5-LETTER WORDS

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4-LETTER WORDS

agin anti cain cant chai chat chia chin chit gain gait ghat gnat hang hant+12 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "hatching" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

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