planting

• present participle

  present participle

  A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.

  of plant.
  plant

  noun

  any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.

Example Sentences

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planting

“There is a fine line between knowing history and planting seeds of fear in young students.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Garrett said he is also using about 40% less fertilizer an acre since he is planting fewer seeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Our objective is to provide farmers with uniform, high-yielding, good-quality planting material rather than thousands of different unnamed trees," Karunakaran says.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Washington said its forces attacked Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak on Sunday to prevent Tehran from planting mines in the strait's key shipping lanes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Others chimed in with more suggestions: a new roof for the village hall, food for families whose crops had failed, a fresh planting of blue willows to attract more hummingbears.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Related Words

• farming
• gardening
• horticulture