watering
pronunciation
How to pronounce watering in British English:
UK ['wɔ:tərɪŋ]
How to pronounce watering in American English:
US ['wɔtərɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- shedding tears
- wetting with water
Word Origin
- watering (n.)
- Old English wæterunge "a carrying water," verbal noun from water (v.). From late 14c. as "a soaking with water;" mid-15c. as "a giving water to (an animal);" c. 1600 as "salivation." Watering-can is from 1690s (earlier water-can, late 14c.); watering-hole is from 1882 (earlier water-hole, 1670s, watering-place, mid-15c.); by 1965 in the figurative sense "place where people meet and socialize over drinks."
Example
- 1. All the trees were given fertilizer and weekly watering .
- 2. He looked down at his rose and went on watering them .
- 3. You can also tap the pot , and if your hear a hollow sound it may well need watering .
- 4. Devotees visit the shwedagon pagoda during kason watering festival in yangon may 5 , 2012 .
- 5. After heavy rains or too much watering , he advises pulling away mulch temporarily from around the roots . This will help dry the soil .