watering

[waw-ter-ing, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tər ɪŋ, ˈwɒt ər- /

VERB

dampen; put water in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bathe dilute flood inundate irrigate moisten soak spray sprinkle thin wash wet

STRONG

baptize damp doctor douse drench drool hose imbue saturate souse spatter steep weaken

WEAK

sodden

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect dehydrate dirty dry gather thicken

Example Sentences

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As the Spurs supporters poured into their favourite watering holes and haunts around the stadium, the inquisition, and plotting for the future, should have already begun inside.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

By the mid-2010s, Erewhon had become a watering hole for celebrities such as the Kardashians and the Beckhams.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

There were mothers and grandmothers in Lviv watering the flowers on fresh graves in a swiftly expanding military cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The city conducted no watering in the Palisades due to a lack of resources, according to Card.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

I stopped asking the bush to give me gardenias but continued watering it and clipping its branches.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago