fertilize
fertilizing
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present participleof fertilize.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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Likewise if there are animals up above fertilizing, as they are wont to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“We’re probably fertilizing half the acres we normally would,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
He does a lot more for his clients — trimming plants, fertilizing and weeding too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
The dung beetle, which disperses seeds as it rolls its dung balls, fertilizing topsoil and enhancing biodiversity and engineering its environment, normally orients itself using the Milky Way and the moon.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025
Instead, he’d thrown himself into keeping the mushroom alive: fertilizing the surrounding trees so they’d offer more shade, digging tiny channels to direct rainwater, building a fence.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
