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Watering

noun/wˈɔːɾɚɹɪŋ/
Definition
shedding tears
wetting with water
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈɔːɾɚɹɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈɔːtəɹɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈɔːtəɹɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /wˈɔːɾɚɹɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounshedding tears
nounwetting with water
“the lawn needs a great deal of watering”
verbsupply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
“Water the fields”
verbprovide with water
“We watered the buffalo”
verbsecrete or form water, as tears or saliva
“My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner”
verbfill with tears
“His eyes were watering”
Word Forms
tearverbfill with tears or shed tears
waterverbfill with tears
waternounbinary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
waterernounsomeone who waters plants or crops
wateringnounwetting with water
irrigationnounsupplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bewässerung
Tränen vergießen
🇫🇷French
arrosage
verser des larmes
🇪🇸Spanish
regando
derramando lágrimas
🇮🇹Italian
irrigazione
versando lacrime
🇳🇱Dutch
water geven
tranen vergieten
🇵🇹Portuguese
rega
derramando lágrimas
🇷🇺Russian
полив
проливать слезы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पानी
आँसू बहाना
🇧🇩Bengali
জল দেওয়া
অশ্রু ঝরানো
🇮🇳Tamil
நீர்ப்பாசனம்
கண்ணீர் சிந்துகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
నీరు త్రాగుట
కన్నీరు కారుస్తోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
पाणी देणे
अश्रू ढाळणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પાણી આપવું
આંસુ વહાવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೀರುಹಾಕುವುದು
ಕಣ್ಣೀರು ಸುರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വെള്ളമൊഴിച്ച്
കണ്ണുനീർ പൊഴിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਲਾਉਣਾ
ਹੰਝੂ ਵਹਾਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پانی دینا
آنسو بہانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
浇水
流泪
🇯🇵Japanese
水やり
涙を流す
🇰🇷Korean
살수
눈물을 흘리다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tưới nước
rơi nước mắt
🇹🇭Thai
รดน้ำ
น้ำตาไหล
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengairan
menitikkan air mata
🇵🇭Filipino
pagdidilig
pagpatak ng luha
🇲🇾Malay
menyiram
menitiskan air mata
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سقي
ذرف الدموع
🇮🇷Persian
آبیاری
اشک ریختن
🇹🇷Turkish
sulama
gözyaşı dökmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
רִוּוּי
להזיל דמעות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'watering'?
The primary meaning of 'watering' is 'shedding tears'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'watering' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'watering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'watering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'watering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'watering' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'watering' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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