Collocations for "spawn"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "spawn" in context.
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spawn
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [salmon, turtles, fish] are spawning
- spawn [eggs, offspring, a devil]
- spawn in [the summer, fresh water, spring]
- spawn near the [shore, bay, rocks]
- spawned in [captivity, the wild]
- spawn [rumors, a craze, debate]
- his [disappearance, actions, silence] spawned [rumors]
- figurative: are the spawn of the devil
- figurative: is the spawn of Satan
- during the [salmon, fish, frog] spawn
- the [spring, summer] spawn
- the fish [covers, protects] its spawn
'spawn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):