watering

USWAW-tur-ing/ˈwɔ.təɹ.ɪŋ/SayWAW-tuh-ringUK/ˈwɔː.təɹ.ɪŋ/AUS/ˈwoː.təɹ.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralwaterings

3 meanings of watering

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of water. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or named as a thing.
She is watering the garden before breakfast.
Watering the plants every day keeps them green and healthy.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
An act of pouring water onto something, or of adding water to make a drink weaker.
Like giving a thirsty plant a drink of water.
The garden needs a good watering after such a dry week.
A quick watering of the wine made it easier to drink.
Similarirrigation, dilution, sprinkling, soaking
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3
noununcountable
A way of giving cloth or metal a wavy, shiny pattern for decoration.
Like the wavy lines on a pond when the wind blows across it.
The watering on the silk gave it a soft, rippling shine.
She admired the wavy watering across the polished metal blade.

watering is a form of water

water, verb: To give plants or land water, or, for a river, to flow through an area and bring it water. Full entry

Forms: waterwaters he/she/itwatering -ing formwatered past tense, past participle
Spelling: water → watering: add -ing

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