spray
noun
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
spraying
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present participleof spray.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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At one training company visited by AFP, humans holding what looked like PlayStation controllers repeated a single task -- folding clothes, moving blocks, spraying a canister -- as humanoid partners mirrored their actions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Barcelona residents took to spraying tourists with water guns as Airbnb rentals exacerbated a housing shortage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Every summer, lawns fill with colorful "silly sprinklers," whose looping and twisting tubes send water spraying in unusual patterns.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Instead of continuously spraying water, AIR fires a burst of mist, coating the existing ice, and then shuts off.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Renn burst out laughing, spraying water all over the ice.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
