watering

[ waw-ter-ing, wot-er- ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that waters.
2. a watered water appearance on silk or other fabric.

adjective

1. supplying water or used to water.
2. pertaining to medicinal springs or to a seabathing resort.

Word History and Origins

Origin of watering¹

before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English wæterung. See water, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The total was about 20 trillion gallons per year on lawn-watering.

From Freakonomics

About three days later I remembered the watering can, but when I went outside to get it, I found a bird had built her nest in it.

From Washington Post

So he found a watering can, used that to transfer the gas into Muse’s car and made sure it would start.

From Washington Post

Telegraph Avenue in downtown Oakland, California has been closed to auto traffic through a program called flex streets, allowing watering holes like Bar Shiru to set up their tables in the street for socially-distanced service.

From Quartz

As was the case in February, the hackers delivered the exploits through watering-hole attacks, which compromise websites frequented by targets of interest and add code that installs malware on visitors’ devices.

From Ars Technica

In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, Deborah Racicot of Narcissa prepares mouth-watering (and non-basic) pumpkin crepes with warm sage cinnamon en glaze.

From The Daily Beast

He does not walk, talk, eat, or drink, and he gets his nutrition—and watering!

From The Daily Beast

Walk into a good hotel bar, and you will sense the sort of hospitality that is difficult to match in any other watering hole.

From The Daily Beast

But if they take over the Senate, watch for a watering-down or defunding of the whole business.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, newly acquired Ferns will pay for extra attention in the way of watering until they have secured a proper roothold.

From Project Gutenberg

I have always had a curiosity to visit one of the German watering places, as I'm told they are extremely pleasant.

From Project Gutenberg

Two and one-half minutes would be allowed for changing engines, three for watering, and two for coaling.

From Project Gutenberg

The next day was employed in wooding and watering, in which the natives, particularly our friend Jack, assisted.

From Project Gutenberg

When I came to serve the dessert Sally was watching me with her eagle eye and her mouth watering.

From Project Gutenberg

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