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watering

[waw-ter-ing, wot-er-]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that waters.

  2. a watered water appearance on silk or other fabric.



adjective

  1. supplying water or used to water.

  2. pertaining to medicinal springs or to a seabathing resort.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of watering1

before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English æٱܲԲ. See water, -ing 1, -ing 2
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The trick to keeping this plant alive is to water it regularly when it’s first planted, but after a year or so, when the plant is established, stop watering, especially in the heat.

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The government tried to head off Wednesday night's revolt by watering down the restrictions, but also preserving the zones in Paris and Lyon.

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Two Pints was first performed in 2017 in, appropriately, a pub in Dublin, before embarking on a tour of watering holes across Ireland.

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Advice offered by Scottish Water includes using a watering can instead of a garden hose, avoiding using sprinklers, taking shorter showers and turning the tap off when brushing teeth.

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They pointed to the watering of purely ornamental grass in cities, as well as “inefficient industrial processes that use more water than needed due to outdated evaporative cooling systems.”

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