rototill

verb

ro·​to·​till ˈrō-tə-ˌtil How to pronounce rototill (audio)
rototilled; rototilling; rototills

transitive verb

: to till or plow (soil) with a rototiller

Examples of rototill in a Sentence

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An extreme solution, which has worked, is to kill your lawn, rototill it, and move all the soil around. oregonlive, 13 May 2023 Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023 Gardeners don’t rototill except when building a garden. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022 Run them through the mower to shred them, then spread up to 1 inch of the shredded leaves over the garden and rototill them into the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches. Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021 In May, tell readers to rototill their gardens. New York Times, 28 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from rototiller

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rototill was in 1934

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“Rototill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rototill. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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