gardening
B1
noun
verb
Freq #12415
Meanings
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1
noun
The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
His hobby was gardening.
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2
noun
Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally.
wiki gardening
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3
verb
present participle and gerund of garden
He had been gardening all day.
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4
noun
the cultivation of plants
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5
noun
The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.
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6
noun
The sowing of mines in water from low altitude.
Etymology
From garden + -ing.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
4
noun
· the cultivation of plants
horticulture
Word family
Derived forms
cardeningnongardening