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Definition of whelp verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

whelp

verb

NAmE//wɛlp//

[intransitive, transitive] whelp (something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they whelp

he / she / it whelps

past simple whelped

-ing form whelping

(of a female dog) to give birth to a puppy or puppies

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