# sexing

Pronunciation: say "SEKS-ing" /ˈsɛksɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of working out whether a young bird, usually poultry, is male or female.
   - Simple: The job of telling whether a baby chicken is male or female.
   - _Accurate sexing of day-old chicks lets hatcheries separate the future layers from the males._
   - _The hatchery hires specialists whose sexing is almost never wrong._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of sex. — present participle and gerund of sex
   - Simple: Present participle of sex. Use this form for an action happening now.
   - _The technicians are sexing day-old poultry on the production line._
   - _By noon she was sexing birds faster than anyone on the team._

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