fallow
adjective
(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
fallowing
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present participleof fallow.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Experts with the Public Policy Institute of California have estimated that by 2040, the necessary pumping cutbacks could mean fallowing more than 900,000 acres of farmland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
"We're probably going to have to fall back on fallowing at least a little bit," Boser said, "but hopefully not as much as we were originally expecting."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
These groups became convinced that this relic technology could curb hunger in the Andes by enabling back-to-back potato harvests with no need for fallowing.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2024
They could choose different crops with different water needs from season to season or be compensated for fallowing fields in times of water stress.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Kalong and Ned sprang on shore, Blyth and I fallowing.
From The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book by Unknown
