Hatching meaning : To close with a hatch or hatches. (of young animals) To emerge from an egg. (of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it. To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch. To devise. To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with fine parallel lines, or with lines which cross each other (cross-hatch). To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep. A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines. A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time. The act of an egg hatching, eclosion