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earthing up

earthing up is the present participle and gerund of earth up.

Meaning of earth up

Verb

earth up (third-person singular simple present earths up, present participle earthing up, simple past and past participle earthed up)

  1. (transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.
    • Earth up a potato crop several times during the season to encourage more tubers to grow.

Questions about earthing up

What is earthing up the present participle and gerund of?
Earthing up is the present participle and gerund of earth up.

Words near earthing up in the dictionary

  1. earthiest
  2. earthily
  3. earthiness
  4. earthinesses
  5. earthing
  6. earthing up
  7. earthings
  8. earthish
  9. earthism
  10. earthist
  11. earthists

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