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spraying

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about spraying at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft).
  2. A quantity of small objects flying through the air.
    a spray of bullets
  3. The application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer.

Origin

From spray + -ing.

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