as in wetting
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of watering
This includes being programmed to handle a variety of chores, such as watering the plants, unloading the dishwasher, or tidying up the house.
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PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
Once freezing temperatures hit, stop watering to protect your lawn and your hoses and sprinklers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Not watering enough and pruning young fruit trees leads to plant stress.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
In a viral video, shared by the dog's owner under @curlsinthetail on August 22, the dachshund can be seen joining its owner during a routine chore—watering the plants.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, exhibiting accuracy, the robot mimics human-like care by watering a plant delicately and dancing to lively music.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
Once freezing temperatures hit, stop watering to protect your lawn and your hoses and sprinklers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Not watering enough and pruning young fruit trees leads to plant stress.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
In a viral video, shared by the dog's owner under @curlsinthetail on August 22, the dachshund can be seen joining its owner during a routine chore—watering the plants.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, exhibiting accuracy, the robot mimics human-like care by watering a plant delicately and dancing to lively music.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering
Verb
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What sold me on the Shapton set was the process of wetting the whetstones.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Officials said most people died from drowning as the storm triggered flash floods and caused rivers to swell above their danger levels.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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On May 18, Kiser's 3-year-old son Trigg died after a drowning accident at their home in Chandler, Arizona.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But one more theatrical feat of sleight of hand has occurred, because Kyoto’s washing your hands for you.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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The restaurant also had health hazards such as old food residue on equipment and employees not washing their hands properly with soap, city officials said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Construction fines at the site For Smith, the biggest concern was flooding in his backyard.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Theories range from the Fitzgerald striking a shoal and suffering bottom damage to flooding through the freighter's hatch covers, which filled the ship with water and sank it, to rogue waves, to structural flaws in the ship that the 1975 storm made deadly.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Watering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watering. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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