Spraying Synonyms and Antonyms

To hurl or scatter liquid upon
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bespattering
  2. swashing
  3. splattering
  4. splashing
  5. spattering
  6. sloshing
  7. slopping
  8. dashing
Sprinkle, diffuse
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. spattering
  2. sprinkling
  3. squirting
  4. twigging
  5. treating
  6. strewing
  7. spuming
  8. spurting
  9. spewing
  10. showering
  11. diffusing
  12. shooting
  13. scattering
  14. mizzling
  15. spouting
  16. misting
  17. fumigating
  18. dusting
  19. drizzling
  20. discharging
  21. jetting
  22. branching
Antonyms:
  1. gathering
  2. collecting
A quantity of small objects flying through the air
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. spray
The dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. crop-dusting

Spraying Sentence Examples

  • The truck slid to a stop in the yard, spraying gravel and dust.

  • Another defect arising during curing and fermentation is the efflorescence of salts on the surface, a phenomenon known as " saltpetre "; light brushing and spraying with a weak solution of acetic acid are effective remedies.

  • Weeding is done by hand rather than by spraying herbicides.

  • The chief method employed for their destruction is spraying the swarms with arsenic. The districts with the greatest area under cultivation are Heidelberg, Witwatersrand, Pretoria, Standerton and Krugersdorp. The chief crops grown for grain are wheat, maize (mealie) and kaffir corn, but the harvest is inadequate to meet local demands.

  • The parasite may be held in check by spraying with Bordeaux mixture early in the season.

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