spraying

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
noun a quantity of small objects flying through the air
noun the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer

From spray + -ing.

The Boers have declared war—that’s all.” Emily stopped her spraying. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy
So we put the thin layers of wool into these machines and carry them along to a spraying apparatus which sprays them evenly with oil. — The Story of Wool, Sara Ware Bassett
Alone along the gleaming, white sea-shore, The sea-spume spraying thick around my head, Through all the beat of waves and winds that roar, I go, remembering that you are dead. — Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre, Voltairine De Cleyre

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