spawning

verb (present participle)
UK /ˈspɔːnɪŋ/
US /ˈspɑːnɪŋ/

When fish or frogs lay their eggs in the water.

The salmon are spawning in the river this month.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Creating or producing a large number of something.

The new app is spawning many copycat versions.

3. In computing, starting up a new process or program.

The server is spawning a new worker for each request.

4. In gaming, when a character or object appears in the game world.

Enemies keep spawning near the castle.