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rose-watering

rose-watering is the present participle and gerund of rose-water.

Meaning of rose-water

Verb

rose-water (third-person singular simple present rose-waters, present participle rose-watering, simple past and past participle rose-watered)

  1. (transitive) To add or infuse with rose water.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To render something mild or pleasant.

Questions about rose-watering

What is rose-watering the present participle and gerund of?
Rose-watering is the present participle and gerund of rose-water.

Words near rose-watering in the dictionary

  1. rose-tinted spectacles
  2. rose-tinting
  3. rose-tints
  4. rose-water
  5. rose-watered
  6. rose-watering
  7. rose-waters
  8. roseaceous
  9. roseal
  10. Roseanna
  11. RoseAnne

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