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ploughing

ploughing noun: the breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting. Also the present participle and gerund of plough.

ploughing: the breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting
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Noun

ploughing (usually uncountable, plural ploughings)

  1. (usually) The breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting.

Also used as

ploughing is also the present participle and gerund of plough.

ploughing meaning in Arabic

ploughing in Arabic

breaking of the ground into furrows
حَرْث ḥarṯ

Forms of ploughing

pluralploughings
alternative formplowing

Phrases with ploughing

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Questions about ploughing

What does ploughing mean?
Ploughing means the breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting.
What is ploughing in Arabic?
Ploughing in Arabic is حَرْث (ḥarṯ). See Ploughing meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ploughing?
Ploughing is a noun.
What is the plural of ploughing?
The plural of ploughing is ploughings.

Words near ploughing in the dictionary

  1. ploughgirls
  2. ploughhead
  3. ploughheads
  4. ploughhorse
  5. ploughhorses
  6. ploughing
  7. ploughing a lonely furrow
  8. ploughing ahead
  9. ploughing back
  10. ploughing down
  11. ploughing in

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