watering

Meanings

Plural: waterings

Noun

• shedding tears
• wetting with water
  • "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
• An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
• The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.

Verb

• supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
• provide with water
• secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
• fill with tears
  • "His eyes were watering"
• present participle and gerund of water

Synonyms

irrigate, lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, water