spraying

Words with a similar base: spraying

'spraying'

[crop-dusting.n.01] as in: the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)

'spraying'

[spray.n.02] as in: a quantity of small objects flying through the air

Examples:
a spray of bullets

'spraying'

[spraying.n.03] as in: the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer

'spraying'

[spray.v.01] as in: be discharged in sprays of liquid

Examples:
Water sprayed all over the floor

'spraying'

[spray.v.02] as in: scatter in a mass or jet of droplets

Examples:
spray water on someone
spray paint on the wall

'spraying'

[spray.v.03] as in: cover by spraying with a liquid

Examples:
spray the wall with paint

Origins

					spraying (English)
├── -ing (English)
│   ├── -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -ing (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -inge (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── spray (English)

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