hatching B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #25953 Meanings 1 noun The process of young animals coming out of their eggs. We watched the hatching of the turtle eggs on the beach. 2 noun A way of shading a drawing using fine parallel lines. The artist used hatching to add shadow to the portrait. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the process of young... hatch 2 noun · a way of shading a drawing... hatch Word family Derived forms cross-hatchingposthatchingprehatching Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hatching **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 25953 ## Meanings 1. The process of young animals coming out of their eggs. 2. A way of shading a drawing using fine parallel lines. ## Examples - We watched the hatching of the turtle eggs on the beach. - The artist used hatching to add shadow to the portrait. ## Derived Forms - cross-hatching - posthatching - prehatching ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown