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[ waw-ter-ing, wot-er- ] / ˈwɔ tər ɪŋ, ˈwɒt ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR watering ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of a person or thing that waters. a watered appearance on silk or other fabric. adjectivesupplying water or used to water. pertaining to medicinal springs or to a seabathing resort. Origin of wateringbefore 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English wæterung.See water, -ing1, -ing2 Words nearby wateringWaterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, water hyacinth, water ice, water-inch, wateriness, watering, watering can, watering hole, watering place, watering pot, water intoxication Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wateringIn doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub. Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST He does not walk, talk, eat, or drink, and he gets his nutrition—and watering! U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Walk into a good hotel bar, and you will sense the sort of hospitality that is difficult to match in any other watering hole. The Classic Hotel Bar Checks Back In|Kayleigh Kulp|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is a lot of biofuel, which is why somebody, in an effort to get rid of the stuff, has been watering our gasoline. The Federal Government Has Violated My Right to Chainsaw|P. J. O’Rourke|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The French House is an iconic Soho watering hole, scene of many an artistic, theatrical or literary debauch. The Great Valentine’s Day Hangover|Emma Woolf|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST This year there are fine crops where only nature's watering can ever be availed of. A Summer's Outing|Carter H. Harrison It reminds him, not of watering little budding flowers, but of wrestling for hours with gigantic angels and devils. A Miscellany of Men|G. K. Chesterton On September 12 we left the Krokodil River early in the morning, after first watering our cattle and filling our water-bags. On Commando|Dietlof Van Warmelo Couldn't we get her off to some of those German watering places that are good for her complaints? Ragged Lady, Complete|William Dean Howells Half way from the farm to the village Farmer Green stopped the bays at a watering trough. The Tale of Old Dog Spot|Arthur Scott Bailey
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