gardening

B1
US /ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ UK /ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ/
noun verb Freq #12415

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

    His hobby was gardening.

  2. 2
    noun

    Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally.

    wiki gardening

  3. 3
    verb

    present participle and gerund of garden

    He had been gardening all day.

  4. 4
    noun

    the cultivation of plants

  5. 5
    noun

    The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.

  6. 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

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