noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is sprayed.

   "The parched lawn needed several sprayings before the grass looked green again."

2. 2
   the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) wordnet
3. 3
   the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer wordnet
4. 4
   a quantity of small objects flying through the air wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of spray form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

irrigationaffusionbaptismbathbathingcrop dusting

Example

More examples

"They are spraying the fruit trees."

Etymology

From spray + -ing.

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