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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But as COVID-19 spread, they began spraying the concentrated solution across wide areas, “directly into the air and on all types of surfaces,” the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Routine tasks such as mopping floors, spraying countertops, and wiping surfaces with scented products generate billions or trillions of particles, with the total depending on the product.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The process involves spraying particles such as silver iodide and salt from aircraft to produce rainfall, but depends on clouds being present.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Barcelona—which last year received nine times as many tourists as it has residents—protesters took to spraying water on tourists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was amazing they both weren’t devoured by pixies, but then I saw a dozen servants surrounding them, swatting the pixies away with big paddles or spraying them with dirt.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
