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Vinony

gardening

noun

  1. practice of growing and cultivating plants
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ/ / /ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ / /ˈɡɐː.dən.ɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English garden English -ing English gardening From garden + -ing.

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

    “His hobby was gardening.”

    “Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale.”

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

    “wiki gardening”

    “digital gardening”

  3. The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.
  4. The sowing of mines in water from low altitude.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English garden English -ing English gardening From garden + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of garden

    “He had been gardening all day.”