as in wetting
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of watering
Place it in a sunny spot, watering only when the soil is dry to the touch, until the leaves have yellowed.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Failla recommends watering your plants when the top inch of soil is dry.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Cool water is also useful for watering the garden or the lawn instead of draining the tank into the sewer.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
This includes being programmed to handle a variety of chores, such as watering the plants, unloading the dishwasher, or tidying up the house.
—PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, exhibiting accuracy, the robot mimics human-like care by watering a plant delicately and dancing to lively music.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering
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Now add a blob of water, wetting some of the sand.—
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Movies like High Tension (2003) and Martyrs (2008) would have even Eli Roth wetting his knickers, and Inside is no exception.—
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After drowning Noah, 7, John, 5, Paul, 3, Luke, 2, and 6-month-old Mary, Andrea called the police to confess.—
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New York — The gas pump has emerged as a rare source of relief for Americans drowning in higher prices — and that positive trend is expected to continue in 2026, regardless of the uncertainty in Venezuela.—
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The checklist for cleaning the kitchen was probably just washing dirty dishes, wiping down countertops, and mopping the floors.—
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Maintain good foot hygiene by washing feet at least daily.—
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Beijing will keep trying to export its way out, flooding global markets—an approach that most trading partners may absorb this year but won’t tolerate forever.—
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An old rusted pipe had burst in an area where many people lived in makeshift homes; water gushed out, flooding their homes.—
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“Watering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watering. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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