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Etymology
Origin of watering
before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English wæterung. See water, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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“We’ve been fertilizing and watering them pretty heavy,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The city conducted no watering in the Palisades due to a lack of resources, according to Card.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Band Wagon helped professionalise Park Street's nightlife, turning its "watering holes" into platforms for emerging local talent.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
To these flowers, you are simply “a clumsy pseudo-fungus carrying a mineral-rich watering can.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
His raking, watering, and planting all somehow seemed filled with solemn wisdom.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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