WATERING, participle present tense Overflowing; sprinkling or wetting with water; supplying with water; giving water for drink; giving a way appearance to. WATERING, noun 1. The act of overflowing or sprinkling with water; the act of supplying with water for drink or other purposes; the act of wetting and calendering for giving luster to, as cloth. 2. The place where water is supplied.
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