Synonyms of tilling

tilling

verb

present participle of till

as in cultivating

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivating
• farming
• planting
• harvesting
• tending
• cropping
• hoeing
• reaping
• harrowing
• sharecropping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tilling

The company had sent heavy machinery to the site, an undeveloped valley in northeast Independence, a month earlier to start tilling the earth and digging runoff ponds. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Dash, 2026, the forty-seven-minute, two-channel essay-film at the project’s core, is filled with quiet, almost meditative scenes of machines tilling the land that initially conjure a faux-pastoral aesthetic register. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Repeatedly tilling clay worsens soil compaction, so only do this the first year. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

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 soil, Hakena Hulitt said, was hard, dry and cracked from being farmed with heavy machinery, and has been rejuvenated with compost, tilling and learning how to keep weeds at bay without pesticides. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Others are tilling similar ground, with MS NOW working to launch a broadband subscription offering that focuses on its community of viewers. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2026

Prevent ant hills by maintaining trimmed grass, removing debris, tilling soil, and planting pest-repellent herbs like mint or basil. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026

Wormser suggests tilling the ground and covering it with black plastic to deprive existing grass and weeds of sunlight. — Ann Hinga Klein, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026