Definition of "watering" []

• Used to water. (adjective)
• An act of watering. (noun)
• Present participle of water. (verb)

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• "First, I object to their living those months of the year in which it is _contra bonos mores_ to be in London, not in their paternal mansions, but at those little bastardly abortions, which they call watering-places -- their"
• "Critics point to banks 'recent success in watering down a proposal to create an independent financial regulator to oversee overdrafts, credit cards and other loans."
• "It kept on breathing, and I wanted very much to begin watering it again."