Transcription
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- [hoh]
- /hoʊ/
- /ˈhəʊɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoh]
- /hoʊ/
Definitions of hoeing word
- noun hoeing a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc. 1
- noun hoeing any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar. 1
- verb with object hoeing to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe. 1
- verb without object hoeing to use a hoe. 1
- noun hoeing Present participle of hoe. 1
- noun hoeing The act of digging, weeding, etc. with a hoe. 0
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Origin of hoeing
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English howe < Old French houe < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe, Old High German houwa mattock; akin to hew
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Parts of speech for Hoeing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoeing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hoeing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoeing
verb hoeing
- unearth — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- shovel — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
- dredge — Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
Antonyms for hoeing
verb hoeing
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- bury — To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
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