Meanings
nounwatering (plural waterings)
plural waterings
- The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of water
Synonyms & antonyms
nounshedding tears
Broader
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Translations
Bulgarian поли́ване, разреждане с вода
- поли́ване (polívane)act of pouring water on something
- разреждане с вода (razreždane s voda)act of diluting a liquid
Chinese Mandarin 澆水 /浇水, 灑水 /洒水
- 澆水 /浇水 (jiāoshuǐ)act of pouring water on something
- 灑水 /洒水 (sǎshuǐ)act of pouring water on something
Danish vanding
- vandingact of pouring water on something
Finnish kastelu, laimennus
- kasteluact of pouring water on something
- laimennusact of diluting a liquid
- aallotusact of giving wavy appearance
French arrosage
- arrosageact of pouring water on something
German Gießen
- Gießenact of pouring water on something
Norwegian Bokmål vanning, vatning
- vanningact of pouring water on something
- vatningact of pouring water on something
Polish podlewanie, rozwadnianie
- podlewanieact of pouring water on something
- rozwadnianieact of diluting a liquid
Russian поли́в
- поли́в (polív)act of pouring water on something
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
watering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering
MLA
“watering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watering.
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