How to Pronounce "gestating"
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Definition
To carry a developing baby or offspring inside the body before birth. It can also be used metaphorically for developing ideas or projects over time.
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Scientists observed that the elephant was gestating longer than expected.
While gestating her novel, she kept the story a secret from everyone.
Many inventions are the result of years spent gestating creative ideas.
The cat is gestating her kittens.