Definitions for gardening

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gardening gar·den·ing

Spelling: [gahrd-ning]

IPA: /ˈgɑrd nɪŋ/

Gardening is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 346 anagrams from letters in gardening (adegginnr).

Definitions for gardening

noun

1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden.
2. the work or art of a gardener.
3. a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
4. a piece of ground or other space, commonly with ornamental plants, trees, etc., used as a park or other public recreation area:
5. a fertile and delightful spot or region.
6. British. yard2 (def 1).

Idioms

1. lead up / down the garden path, to deceive or mislead in an enticing way; lead on; delude:

adjective

1. pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden:
2. garden-variety.

verb (used with object)

1. to cultivate as a garden.

verb (used without object)

1. to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden.

Origin of gardening

First recorded in 1570-80; garden + -ing¹

Examples for gardening

He threw them away, and went on digging as coolly as if he had been gardening.

They sit on corners waiting for some guy to come by to get the gardening done at his estate.

Agriculture, gardening, and the chase had not absorbed all the strength at our disposal.

Entered the gardening and orchard business when a young man.

I don't know much about gardening, but I know enough for that.

The machismo of Afghan male culture apparently coexists with a little-noted passion for gardening.

gardening was limited and grass was left to grow noticeably longer.

One supporter in Philadelphia arrived clutching the gardening book to her chest.

They had got out their gardening tools, and were hard at work in one of the flower-beds.

She also reveals to Vogue her penchant for gardening and Mexican food.