gardening

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gardening

/ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ Canada, US
/ˈɡɐː.dən.ɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈɡɐː.dən.əŋ/ New Zealand
/ˈɡaɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dənɪŋ

Where it comes from

From garden + -ing.

noun gardenings

uncountable, usually The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture. His hobby was gardening.
broadly, uncountable, usually Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally. wiki gardening
uncountable, usually The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.
historical, slang, uncountable, usually The sowing of mines in water from low altitude.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of garden He had been gardening all day.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: horticulture, landscaping, horticultural, planting, cultivation, agriculture, farming, lawn, jardin, yard, backyard, parvo, kindergarten, selection, floriculture, tillage

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noun the care of a garden

Español	jardinería
한국어	원예 wonye
日本語	庭いじり niwa-ijiri, ガーデニング gādeningu, 庭仕事 niwa-shigoto, 土いじり tsuchi-ijiri, 園芸 engei
中文	園藝 /园艺 yuányì
हिन्दी	बाग़बानी bāġbānī
Português	jardinagem
Français	jardinage, horticulture
Deutsch	Gartenarbeit, Gärtnerei, Gartenbau
Italiano	giardinaggio
Ελληνικά	κηπουρική kipourikí
Română	grădinărit, horticultură
Русский	садово́дство sadovódstvo
العربية	بَسْتَنَة bastana
עברית	גינון, גִּנּוּן ginún

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@misc{gardening_2026,
  title = {gardening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gardening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}