watering

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

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noun

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

adjective

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

Origin of watering

before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English wæterung.See water, -ing¹, -ing²

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How to use watering in a sentence

The total was about 20 trillion gallons per year on lawn-watering.
How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (Ep. 289 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | July 1, 2021 | 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.
Hints From Heloise: At meals, it’s time to ditch the devices | Heloise Heloise | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post
So he found a watering can, used that to transfer the gas into Muse’s car and made sure it would start.
Run on gas leaves some drivers with empty tanks | Fredrick Kunkle | May 13, 2021 | 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.
The pandemic exposed small businesses’ vulnerabilities—and how to fix them | Tim Fernholz | April 18, 2021 | 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.
“Expert” hackers used 11 0-days to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users | Dan Goodin | March 18, 2021 | Ars Technica

In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries | Clive Irving | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Finally, Deborah Racicot of Narcissa prepares mouth-watering (and non-basic) pumpkin crepes with warm sage cinnamon en glaze.
Thanksgiving Favorites, With a Twist | Sara Sayed, The Daily Beast Video | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He does not walk, talk, eat, or drink, and he gets his nutrition—and watering!
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life | Elizabeth Picciuto | November 4, 2014 | 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.
The Classic Hotel Bar Checks Back In | Kayleigh Kulp | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But if they take over the Senate, watch for a watering-down or defunding of the whole business.
Republicans for More Fat Kids | Michael Tomasky | May 28, 2014 | 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.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
I have always had a curiosity to visit one of the German watering places, as I'm told they are extremely pleasant.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
Two and one-half minutes would be allowed for changing engines, three for watering, and two for coaling.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard Kipling
The next day was employed in wooding and watering, in which the natives, particularly our friend Jack, assisted.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] | Phillip Parker King
When I came to serve the dessert Sally was watching me with her eagle eye and her mouth watering.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret Penrose

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