gardening en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɐː.dən.əŋ/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡɐː.dən.ɪŋ/ (Australia)
- /ˈɡaɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ (Scotland)
- gär′dən-ĭng
Etymology
From garden + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
His hobby was gardening.
Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale.
1833, James Rennie, “The Word Gardening”, in Alphabet of Scientific Gardening for the Use of Beginners, London: William Orr, page 1:Warm ambient air, loiterings abroad, gardenings, flowers to take about, and preserves to make, soothed the wicked imp to slumber in the parish of Hollingford in summer-time.
1864 August – 1866 January, [Elizabeth] Gaskell, chapter XLVI, in Wives and Daughters. An Every-day Story. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1866, →OCLC:
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(broadly, uncountable, usually) Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally.
Tom Critchlow, a consultant who has been cultivating his digital garden for years, spells out the main difference between old-school blogging and digital gardening.
2020 September 3, Tanya Basu, “Digital gardens let you cultivate your own little bit of the internet”, in MIT Technology Review:wiki gardening
digital gardening
Several special pages help with the wiki gardening task:¶ ❑ Uncategorized pages (Special:Uncategorizedpages): These are pages that do not have one or more categories assigned. Use this page to ensure that all pages are categorized.
2008, Mark S. Choate, Professional Wikis, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 171:
- (uncountable, usually) The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.
- (historical, qualifier:RAF, slang, uncountable, usually) The sowing of mines in water from low altitude.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gardenings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
market gardening · gardening leave · forest gardening · nongardening · cardening · landscape gardening · guerrilla gardening · atomic gardening · digital gardening · window gardening
Translations (92)
cmn 園藝 /园艺 (the care of a garden) · pl badylarstwo (the care of a garden) · mi mahi māra (the care of a garden) · sh cvećárstvo (the care of a garden) · mwl jardinerie (the care of a garden) · da havebrug (the care of a garden) · ug باغۋەنچىلىك (the care of a garden) · sv trädgårdsodling (the care of a garden) · lt sodininkystė (the care of a garden) · ga garraíodóireacht (the care of a garden) · ckb باخەوانی (the care of a garden) · th การจัดสวน (the care of a garden) · kk бағбаншылық (the care of a garden) · de Gärtnerei (the care of a garden) · sh cvjećárstvo (the care of a garden) · ro horticultură (the care of a garden) · sv hortikultur (the care of a garden) · hi बाग़बानी (the care of a garden) · sh hortikultúra (the care of a garden) · bg градина́рство (the care of a garden) · cs zahradničení (the care of a garden) · sh цвећа́рство (the care of a garden) · cy garddio (the care of a garden) · pt jardinagem (the care of a garden) · he גִּנּוּן (the care of a garden) · ja 土いじり (the care of a garden) · fr jardinage (the care of a garden) · nl tuinbouw (the care of a garden) · fr horticulture (the care of a garden) · tg рустанипарварӣ (the care of a garden) · cs zahradnictví (the care of a garden) · fi puutarhanhoito (the care of a garden) · sl vrtnarjenje (the care of a garden) · mk градинарство (the care of a garden) · tg боғдори (the care of a garden) · sk záhradníctvo (the care of a garden) · tg боғпарварӣ (the care of a garden) · kk баушылық (the care of a garden) · ja 庭仕事 (the care of a garden) · yi גערטנערײַ (the care of a garden) · pl ogrodnictwo (the care of a garden) · es jardinería (the care of a garden) · eo ĝardenado (the care of a garden) · ja 庭いじり (the care of a garden) · ko 원예 (the care of a garden) · pa ਬਾਗਬਾਨੀ (the care of a garden) · nl tuinieren (the care of a garden) · mwl jardinaige (the care of a garden) · hy այգեգործություն (the care of a garden) · ka მებაღეობა (the care of a garden) · sl hortikultura (the care of a garden) · be садаво́дства (the care of a garden) · hu kertészkedés (the care of a garden) · tg боғбонӣ (the care of a garden) · sq kopshtari (the care of a garden) · uk садівни́цтво (the care of a garden) · he גינון (the care of a garden) · ja 園芸 (the care of a garden) · sl vrtnarstvo (the care of a garden) · ky багбанчылык (the care of a garden) · gl xardinaxe (the care of a garden) · is garðyrkja (the care of a garden) · be садо́ўніцтва (the care of a garden) · hu kertészet (the care of a garden) · de Gartenbau (the care of a garden) · te తోటపని (the care of a garden) · ur بَاغْبَانِی (the care of a garden) · ru садово́дство (the care of a garden) · lv dārzkopība (the care of a garden) · nn hagebruk (the care of a garden) · sh вртла́рство (the care of a garden) · az bağçılıq (the care of a garden) · ar بَسْتَنَة (the care of a garden) · tk bagbançylyk (the care of a garden) · nb hagebruk (the care of a garden) · sh vrtlárstvo (the care of a garden) · ja ガーデニング (the care of a garden) · et aiandus (the care of a garden) · sh цвјећа́рство (the care of a garden) · uz bogʻdorchilik (the care of a garden) · gu બાગકામ (the care of a garden) · it giardinaggio (the care of a garden) · sh хортикулту́ра (the care of a garden) · de Gartenarbeit (the care of a garden) · fa باغبانی (the care of a garden) · ro grădinărit (the care of a garden) · ca jardineria (the care of a garden) · nb hagearbeid (the care of a garden) · da havearbejde (the care of a garden) · tt бакчачылык (the care of a garden) · el κηπουρική (the care of a garden) · tg боғшинонӣ (the care of a garden)