spraying

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noun

The act by which something is sprayed.

“The parched lawn needed several sprayings before the grass looked green again.”

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crop-dustingspray
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spray
nounspraying (plural sprayings)

plural sprayings

  1. The act by which something is sprayed.

    The parched lawn needed several sprayings before the grass looked green again.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)

Similar
crop-dusting
Broader
dispersiondispersaldissemination

nouna quantity of small objects flying through the air

Similar
spray
Broader
small indefinite quantitysmall indefinite amount
Also see
crop-dustingdefecationspray

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spray + -ing.

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Translations

Spanish rociada, rociadura
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Cite this entry
APA

spraying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spraying

MLA

“spraying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spraying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spraying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spraying.

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