gardening
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ//
- Canada//ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ//
- Australia//ˈɡɐː.dən.ɪŋ//
- New Zealand//ˈɡɐː.dən.əŋ//
- Scotland//ˈɡaɹ.dən.ɪŋ//
The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
noun
- 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.
Warm ambient air, loiterings abroad, gardenings, flowers to take about, and preserves to make, soothed the wicked imp to slumber in the parish of Hollingford in summer-time.
- 2
Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally.
wiki gardening
digital gardening
Several special pages help with the wiki gardening task:¶ ❑ Uncategorized pages (Special:Uncategorizedpages): These are pages that do not have one or more categories assigned. Use this page to ensure that all pages are categorized.
Tom Critchlow, a consultant who has been cultivating his digital garden for years, spells out the main difference between old-school blogging and digital gardening.
- 3
The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.
- 4
historicalThe sowing of mines in water from low altitude.
Etymology
From garden + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of gardenpresent participle and gerund of garden
He had been gardening all day.
Forms
- plural
- gardenings
gardening · The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
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