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

"Changing the placement of the advertising boards is in the grey zone, like not watering the pitch if you're playing a really good technical team," specialist throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark told BBC Sport.

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That includes replanting them in burn areas and maybe watering them, he said.

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But ministers face pressure from Labour MPs who warn there would be political danger in watering down support for children.

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Seemingly nonstop construction has since turned Amazon workers and various contractors into regulars at the watering hole, where Speelman now stocks Texas-made Shiner Bock lager to appeal to transplants.

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He’s supported changes to judicial oversight, watering it down and bringing it under his court’s control, making himself and his fellow justices less publicly accountable.

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