watering

English

Noun

watering (plural waterings)

An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
The plants receive regular waterings.
The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.

Translations

act of pouring water on something

Bulgarian: поли́ване n (polívane)
Danish: vanding c
Finnish: kastelu (fi)
French: arrosage (fr) m
German: Gießen (de) n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vanning (no) m or f, vatning m or f

Nynorsk: vatning f
Ottoman Turkish: طالغه (dalga, dalğa) (on silk)
Polish: podlewanie (pl) n
Russian: поли́в (ru) m (polív)

act of diluting a liquid

Bulgarian: разреждане с вода n (razreždane s voda)
Finnish: laimennus (fi)
Polish: rozwadnianie n

act of giving wavy appearance

Finnish: aallotus (fi)

Verb

watering

present participle and gerund of water

Derived terms

Anagrams

Weingart, twangier

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wateringe, from Old Dutch weteringa. Equivalent to wateren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.təˌrɪŋ/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: wa‧te‧ring

Noun

watering f (plural wateringen, diminutive waterinkje n)

alternative form of wetering