Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watercressing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-cress-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of gathering watercress.

verb

present participle and gerund of watercress

Example Sentences

"I'll lock up and go watercressing. Or mushrooming. Or some damn thing."
"What are you watercressing for?"
"He used to brag that the ladder had four rounds and that he stood on the middle one when he was watercressing."

Etymology

From watercress + -ing.

Questions

What does watercressing mean?: The act or process of gathering watercress.
Where does watercressing come from?: From watercress + -ing.

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