Synonyms of watering

watering

verb

present participle of water

as in wetting

to make wet

watered the plants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wetting
• drowning
• washing
• flooding
• rinsing
• soaking
• bathing
• drenching
• waterlogging
• flushing
• wetting down
• dousing
• sopping
• moistening
• water-soaking
• misting
• sprinkling
• dipping
• bedraggling
• damping
• showering
• irrigating
• hydrating
• sousing
• submerging
• splashing
• humidifying
• soddening
• moisturizing
• overflowing
• drizzling
• inundating
• saturating
• hosing (down)
• deluging
• laving
• swamping
• sluicing
• dampening
• aspersing
• steeping
• impregnating
• bedewing
• ducking
• dunking
• sloshing
• rehydrating
• rewetting
• rewashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• parching
• dehydrating
• scorching
• desiccating
• searing
• evaporating
• dewatering
• freeze-drying
• wringing
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of watering

Adjusting mowing height, watering deeply but less frequently, and following appropriate fertilization practices may improve its appearance without additional seed. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026

Allow the top inch or two to dry completely before watering again. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Heavy rain can actually be useful to new perennials by cooling their temperatures and watering their roots. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Oct. 2026

Investigators reported that the 29-year-old admitted to feeding and watering the roosters but denied owning any of the animals. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

The restrictions limited customers across the city and some of its suburbs to watering twice a week and imposed higher billing rates that kicked in as customers used more water. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

These had worked adequately for isolated farmers, but too many could overwhelm the absorptive capacity of the ground—especially if sprinklers were watering the lawns—causing effluent to rise to the surface or enter waterways. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

First, avoid watering your garden with a sprinkler and instead use a hose or a watering can near the mulch to prevent it from getting wet often, says Klimorowski. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026

Drought-resistant & gleaming, the two of us up early, watering in record heat. — Marcus Wicker, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing watering

• watering hole
• watering place