- present participle of garden.
gardening
Example Sentences
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The batter looked almost suspiciously vegetable-heavy going into the oven, the sort of mixture that makes you wonder whether you have misunderstood either baking or gardening.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Hannah said gardening offered a "safe space" to "take control of your little space of land or your balcony or your pots in the kitchen or whatever you're able to have".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
When Georgia Featherstone, 26, moved to a new area for work, she was initially unsure of how to make new friends and decided to start a gardening club for women.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
She thinks young people in particular are drawn to gardening content because they're "more conscious now of putting their phones down".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Even if it was something as boring as gardening.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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