watering

[waw-ter-ing, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tər ɪŋ, ˈwɒt ər- /

VERB

dampen; put water in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bathe dilute flood inundate irrigate moisten soak spray sprinkle thin wash wet

STRONG

baptize damp doctor douse drench drool hose imbue saturate souse spatter steep weaken

WEAK

sodden

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect dehydrate dirty dry gather thicken

Example Sentences

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The county did one round of watering in Altadena, but found it to be too expensive, Latta said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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

To these flowers, you are simply “a clumsy pseudo-fungus carrying a mineral-rich watering can.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"She made things that would be spectacular and shocking and didn't like the watering down of that."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

His eyes were watering from the diesel fumes.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz