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gardening

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈɡɑrdənɪŋ/ · UK /ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ/

gardening means: The activity of growing plants and caring for an area where flowers, vegetables, or other plants grow.

noun

GROWING PLANTSA2

The activity of growing plants and caring for an area where flowers, vegetables, or other plants grow.

  • I enjoy gardening.
  • She bought some new gardening tools.
  • We spent Sunday afternoon doing gardening together.

Similar words: horticulture

Common phrases: do some gardening, gardening tools, enjoy gardening

ONGOING CONTENT CAREC2

Regularly checking, organizing, and improving a collection of information or other things, especially online.

  • Wiki gardening keeps these pages useful.
  • Regular content gardening removes broken links.
  • The team set aside Friday for digital gardening.

Similar words: maintenance, curation

Common phrases: wiki gardening, digital gardening, content gardening

SMOOTHING CRICKET PITCHC2

In cricket, tapping the ground with a bat to flatten small bumps before facing the next ball.

  • The batter did some gardening.
  • A little gardening flattened the bump near his feet.
  • His gardening between balls delayed the next delivery.

Common phrases: some gardening, gardening between balls, a little gardening

Questions about gardening

What does gardening mean?

The activity of growing plants and caring for an area where flowers, vegetables, or other plants grow.

What is gardening in other languages?

Türkçe: bahçecilik · Español: jardinería · Français: jardinage · Deutsch: Gartenarbeit · Italiano: giardinaggio · 日本語: 園芸

How do you pronounce gardening?

In American English /ˈɡɑrdənɪŋ/; in British English /ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ/.

How do you use gardening in a sentence?

I enjoy gardening. She bought some new gardening tools.

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