- present participle of water.
watering
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A pre-El Niño reminder: Turn off your automatic watering during rainy periods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
One of Chris Hall’s favorite watering holes is The Saloon in Washington, D.C., a community-orientated beer bar with no televisions and a blanket ban on all phone use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Perrin then assembled a makeshift watering squad—one person to drive the tractor and four others to trail with hoses—at a cost of about €1,500, or $1,750, a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Over the past two decades, Sin City has cut its water consumption by a third, by promoting wastewater recycling and restricting lawn watering and swimming pool sizes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
My mouth was watering, but we couldn’t have it until all the work was done for dinner.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
He put his fruit's gigantic size down to extra care and 12 waterings a day.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
Herbs will not grow well in wet conditions, so allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2023
While trees may need weekly waterings during the first three years of their lives, mature trees need only a heavy watering once or twice a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022
Let the potting mix dry on the surface between waterings, and check that pot drainage is good.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
Annie, the fir tree, that the Nolans had cherished with waterings and manurings, had long since sickened and died.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
