1
: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The dog owner can be seen bending over and weeping, while her pup stayed close by.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Sightings stretch back to the early 2000s, but the creatures started pupping — having babies — around Point La Jolla roughly a decade ago.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
As for Titan, the pup was adopted by Reynolds' best friend days after Reynolds died.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The dog owner can be seen bending over and weeping, while her pup stayed close by.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Their pupping sites in the shallower northeastern Caspian Sea are shifting and disappearing, as the animals also struggle against pollution and overfishing.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Sightings stretch back to the early 2000s, but the creatures started pupping — having babies — around Point La Jolla roughly a decade ago.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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