fruiting

present participle of fruit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruiting
Verb
  • Here’s a look at some of the most common issues that keep Christmas cacti from flowering, and ways to ensure your plants bloom bright this holiday season.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Deciduous magnolia trees shed their leaves each year and should be pruned in the summer once flowering is over.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Native, night-blooming plants attract nighttime pollinators, a yummy snack for a hungry bat.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Varieties include the early-blooming Solar Glow™, which produces red-orange blooms, and Solar Flare™ with yellow flowers accented in orange hues.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before seeding, clear the area of weeds.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • A number of inner-circle contenders in both conferences have not locked in seeding just yet.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two-day trial of ten people accused of sexist cyberbullying against France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron by propagating fake and malicious claims about her sexuality and gender began in Paris on Monday.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The idea of waves propagating through a barrier has been around for a long time, since before the existence of quantum mechanics.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Fruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruiting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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