Definition of "fertilizing" []

• Present participle of to fertilize. (verb)

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• "You may know that since about 2006 there has been a large and growing problem with the honey bees which play a large part in fertilizing our flowers and crops."
• "Dung at least has nutrients which can be useful in fertilizing plants."
• "This means that the short-term fertilizing effect is maximized, concomitantly reducing the long-term fertilizing effect."