spraying

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)

Definition categories: act, diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination

2. a quantity of small objects flying through the air

- a spray of bullets

Similar word(s): spray

Definition categories: quantity

3. the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer

Definition categories: act, application, coating, covering

Sentences with spraying as a noun:

- The parched lawn needed several sprayings before the grass looked green again.

verb

1. present participle of spray