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Meaning of "watering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERING

watering  [ˈwɔːtərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Watering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

watering

Watering can

A watering can is a portable container, usually with a handle and a spout, used to water plants by hand. It has been in use, from, at least the 17th century and has since seen many improvements in design. Apart from watering plants, it has varied uses, as it is a fairly versatile tool. The capacity of the container can be anywhere from 0.5 litres to 10 litres. It is usually made of metal, ceramic or plastic. At the end of the spout, a "rose" can be placed to break up the stream of water into droplets, to avoid excessive water pressure on the soil or on delicate plants. John Cleese, in a 1963 Cambridge University Footlights Review sketch "Judge Not" described a watering can as: "a large, cylindrical, tin-plated vessel with a perforated pouring piece, much used by the lower classes for the purpose of artificially moistening the surface soil".

Definition of watering in the English dictionary

The first definition of watering in the dictionary is the provision of water to plants. Other definition of watering is spraying or moistening. Watering is also watering of the eyes the formation of tears in the eyes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERING


blistering
ˈblɪstərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
centering
ˈsɛntərɪŋ
factoring
ˈfæktərɪŋ
flattering
ˈflætərɪŋ
fostering
ˈfɒstərɪŋ
glittering
ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ
Kettering
ˈkɛtərɪŋ
lettering
ˈlɛtərɪŋ
mentoring
ˈmɛntərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
motoring
ˈməʊtərɪŋ
mouthwatering
ˈmaʊθˌwɔːtərɪŋ
plastering
ˈplɑːstərɪŋ
quartering
ˈkwɔːtərɪŋ
scattering
ˈskætərɪŋ
shattering
ˈʃætərɪŋ
stuttering
ˈstʌtərɪŋ
tutoring
ˈtjuːtərɪŋ
unflattering
ʌnˈflætərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERING

waterflood
Waterford
waterfowl
waterfowler
waterfront
Watergate
waterhead
Waterhouse
waterily
wateriness
watering can
watering hole
watering place
watering pot
waterish
waterishness
waterjet
waterleaf
waterless
waterlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERING

bring
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of watering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WATERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «watering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of watering
aqua · briny · cry · damp · dampen · depths · douse · drench · fertigate · hose · irrigate · liquid · main · moisten · ocean · sea · soak · souse · spray · sprinkle · wai · weep

Translation of «watering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATERING

Find out the translation of watering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of watering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «watering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浇水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

riego
570 millions of speakers

English

watering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полива
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rega
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলসেচন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arrosage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyiram
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bewässerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水まき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbanyoni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tưới nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी पिण्याची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sulama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrigazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podlewania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поливу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

udare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πότισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vanning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of watering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERING»

The term «watering» is very widely used and occupies the 16.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «watering» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «watering» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about watering

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10 QUOTES WITH «WATERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word watering.
1
Kevin J. Anderson
I did several interesting jobs, working in restaurants, I worked at a lab rat farm, feeding and watering all these rats. Then I got a full-time job as a technical writer for a large scientific research laboratory.
2
Colin Baker
One way of watering down the effects of violence is to approach it in a more lighthearted way. I don't mean to say that you laugh when somebody has their arm sawn off, but you can diffuse fear with humour.
3
Trisha Goddard
I suppose in London they all drink from the same watering holes.
4
John Grisham
I earned my first steady paycheck watering rose bushes at a nursery for a dollar an hour.
5
John Lennon
We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.
6
John Burnham Schwartz
The difference between great actors and the rest of us isn't simply that they know how to make more out of less, but that, like lions at the watering hole, they will always take more than their share from the pool of available resources - extra air from the room, added knowledge from our faces.
7
Alex Shoumatoff
According to the U.N., more than 2.7 billion people will face severe water shortages by 2025. Many social scientists predict that the next big wars will be over water. Nevertheless, the average American family blissfully consumes 300 gallons a day, when you add in watering the lawn and washing dishes, clothes, and cars.
8
Morgan Spurlock
Well, even to this day, if I smell a Big Mac, I'm like Pavlov's dog. My mouth starts watering immediately, like, 'Man, that is so good,' but I can't take a bite of it.
9
Alexandra Stoddard
I think of myself as the little girl Renoir painted with the watering can. I loved the garden colors.
10
Timbaland
I'm trying to do something real different; I'm trying to bring the street to real pop. I'm trying to bring the street to pop. Not watering it down, no nothing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERING»

Discover the use of watering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to watering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sprinklers and Watering Systems
• Practical advice for planning watering zones appropriate to climates and landscape varieties. • Tips for successful do-it-yourself installation or for planning a system with a professional. • Complete how-to for installing sprinkler ...
Michael D. McKinley, 2005
2
Incredible Vegetables from Self-watering Containers
The author of The Vegetable Gardener's Bible explains how to use self-watering containers, filled with deep reservoirs that furnish a constant water supply, to grow a variety of delicious vegetables, explaining how to select appropriate ...
Edward C. Smith, 2006
3
Legendary Watering Holes: The Saloons That Made Texas Famous
Given in honor of Emken and Sherilyn Linton by the Aggieland Rotary Club of Bryan-College Station.
Richard F. Selcer, 2004
4
Garden Watering Systems
Discusses how to install a sprinkler system, the best ways to water lawns, vegetables, and flower beds, and how much to water and how often
Susan Lang, Sunset Books, 1999
5
Sunday Soup: A Year's Worth of Mouth-Watering, Easy-to-Make ...
A great selection of "Soup-er Sides" will turn any bowl of soup into a hearty meal. No matter the season, Sunday Soup offers all the inspiration one needs to pull out a stockpot and start simmering a new family tradition. Soup's on!
Betty Rosbottom, 2011
6
My Favorite Felt Sweets: 106 Mouth-Watering Felt Replicas
The book offers detailed, easy-to-follow directions, as well as life-sized patterns, for 106 different projects.
Atsuko Sagara, Yoko Sanjo, Joie Staff, 2008
7
Kidd's picturesque companion to the watering places of Great ...
William Kidd. own muse. This singular man is said to have had his coffin made many years before his death, and, having a taste for mechanism, he caused it, upon touching a spring, to run out on castors ; it was also wheeled every night under ...
William Kidd, 1833
8
A Green Kid's Guide to Watering Plants
Provides a guide to gardening, covering such subjects as preparing soil, fertilizing, and removing pests.
Richard Lay, 2013
9
Cedar Point
However, after Cedar Point changed hands several times in the 1950s, it became one of America's leading amusement parks. Today, the park is best known as the world's largest amusement park and the "Roller Coaster Capital of the World."
David W. Francis, Diane DeMali Francis, 2004
10
Relation of the method of watering dairy cows to their water ...
Experiments have been carried on at the United States Dairy Experiment Station at Beltsville, Md., by the Bureau of Dairy Industry, to determine the effects of frequency of watering dairy cows, both in warm and cold weather and at different  ...
Thompson Elwyn Woodward, James Bernard McNulty, 1931

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term watering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Metro Vancouver bans lawn sprinkling with Stage 3 water restrictions
"We would have liked to see less people watering their lawns," he said, referring to when Stage 2 water restrictions were put in place earlier this month. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Watering restrictions mean tickets for Metro Vancouver water hogs
Hundreds of water hogs across Metro Vancouver who continue to ignore watering restrictions have been warned to shut off their offending sprinklers or pay the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Vancouver's record dry conditions lead to tough new watering
"As we all know healthy lawns only need watering once a week,and if you don't water it at all and it just goes dry it will just go dormant and you will be able to ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
4
Interactive: See lawn watering restrictions in every Sacramento …
Sacramento-area water agencies recently have put in place a flurry of new outdoor watering restrictions to meet mandatory conservation targets set by the state. «Sacramento Bee, May 15»
5
Water Authority restricts watering to 2 days a week
Outdoor watering accounts for more than half of a typical household's water use in the state. State conservation mandates issued last week called for local ... «fox5sandiego.com, May 15»
6
West Sacramento limits outdoor watering to 1 day a week
(KCRA) —West Sacramento will limit outdoor watering to one day a week after ... No watering will be permitted Monday to Friday, except in food-producing ... «KCRA Sacramento, May 15»
7
City council approves emergency ordinance to regulate water …
"It's much easier, as I'm sure you can image, to indicate - to see the offense occurring if someone has an even address and they are watering on the wrong day," ... «KERO 23ABC News, Apr 15»
8
In Record Drought, California Golf Course Ethically Keeps Greens …
In drought-stricken California, golf is often seen as a bad guy — it can be hard to defend watering acres of grass for fun when residents are being ordered to cut ... «NPR, Apr 15»
9
Faulconer promotes water conservation through incentives
“We have not watered our grass for years,” said Braun who allowed her grass to ... Whether its watering a little or none at all, city officials say conservation is key. «fox5sandiego.com, Apr 15»
10
Get Ready for Brown Lawns: City Considers Tough New Watering
Residents are already restricted to watering their lawns three days out of the week, but with Gov. Jerry Brown mandating that local agencies reduce water usage ... «Patch.com, Apr 15»

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