Definition of "pupping" []

• Present participle of pup. (verb)

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• "For example, areas where pinnipeds seals and sea lions have pupping grounds, and often costal points outside of kelp beds, are "hot spots" off California, says Professor Cailliet."
• "A rope has gone up in recent years to establish a buffer between people and the seals during pupping season, between Dec. 15 and May 15."
• "I wonder what he'd have thought if he'd known I had been pupping his little Ukrainian angel for weeks."