spraying
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