"watering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} watering (plural waterings)
  1. An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid. Translations (act of diluting a liquid): разреждане с вода (razreždane s voda) [neuter] (Bulgarian), laimennus (Finnish), rozwadnianie [neuter] (Polish) Translations (act of pouring water on something): поли́ване (polívane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vanding [common-gender] (Danish), kastelu (Finnish), vanning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vatning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vatning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), podlewanie [neuter] (Polish), поли́в (polív) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-watering-en-noun-hmHGipLR Disambiguation of 'act of diluting a liquid': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'act of pouring water on something': 96 4
  2. The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something. Translations (act of giving wavy appearance): aallotus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-watering-en-noun-J4D-grn4 Disambiguation of 'act of giving wavy appearance': 15 85

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} watering
  1. present participle and gerund of water Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: water Derived forms: watering can, watering hole
    Sense id: en-watering-en-verb-skvYPeEy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 5 80

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