watering

English

Noun

watering (plural waterings)

1. An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.

   The plants receive regular waterings.

2. The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.

Translations

act of pouring water on something

• Bulgarian: поли́ване n (polívane)
• Danish: vanding c
• Finnish: kastelu (fi)
• French: arrosage (fr) m
• German: Gießen (de) n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vanning (no) m or f, vatning m or f

  Nynorsk: vatning f

• Polish: podlewanie (pl) n
• Russian: поли́в (ru) m (polív)

act of diluting a liquid

• Bulgarian: разреждане с вода n (razreždane s voda)
• Finnish: laimennus (fi)
• Polish: rozwadnianie n

act of giving wavy appearance

• Finnish: aallotus (fi)

Verb

watering

1. present participle and gerund of water

Derived terms

• eye-watering
• mouth-watering
• watering can
• watering hole

Anagrams

• Weingart, twangier

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wateringe, from Old Dutch weteringa. Equivalent to wateren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.təˌrɪŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: wa‧te‧ring

Noun

watering f (plural wateringen, diminutive waterinkje n)

1. Alternative form of wetering.