rototilling

verb

present participle of rototill
as in raking

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  1. raking
  2. listing
  3. tilling
Verb
  • In another video posted on Instagram on June 11, Neill was seen raking an olive tree.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Cuoco also recommends raking, fertilizing, mowing, watering regularly, and aerating.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 12 July 2026
Definition of raking
Verb
  • The district on June 30 posted a job listing for a new Jacksonville High School band director.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
  • Currently, the Oakley Municipal Code does not include a definition for or listing of data centers, said Strelo.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of listing
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  • Root vegetables like potatoes and carrots require some degree of tilling to harvest at scale and is less damaging to soil health than glyphosate.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of tilling
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“Rototilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rototilling. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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