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top-dressing

top-dressing is the present participle and gerund of top-dress.

Meaning of top-dress

Verb

top-dress (third-person singular simple present top-dresses, present participle top-dressing, simple past and past participle top-dressed)

  1. To cover a surface with loose material; especially to cover newly-sown seeds with a light dressing of soil or fertilizer

Questions about top-dressing

What is top-dressing the present participle and gerund of?
Top-dressing is the present participle and gerund of top-dress.

Words near top-dressing in the dictionary

  1. top-drains
  2. top-drawer
  3. top-dress
  4. top-dressed
  5. top-dresses
  6. top-dressing
  7. top-end
  8. top-fermenting
  9. top-flag
  10. top-flags
  11. top-flight

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