Antonyms for planting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : plant, plahnt

Phonetic Transcription : plænt, plɑnt

Definition of planting

Origin : late Old English plantung "action of planting," also "a thing planted," verbal noun from plant (v.).

verb put in the ground for growing
verb establish, set

Example sentences :

We have no longer States that are necessarily only planting States.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Then there are full crops, and you realize a handsome profit on your planting.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

We have bought the grass seed and are planting it in our garden.
Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 » by Various

The ceremony closed with the planting of a Virginia locust by the Doctor.
Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More

Till then it never would have struck me that I could say at all how planting must be done.
Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon

But may I ask, is the planting of trees a department in the art of husbandry?
Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon

And does this method of planting apply also to the fig-tree?
Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon

In planting, would you dig (what I may call) deep trenches in a dry soil or a moist?
Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon

Spring is better than summer or autumn for planting strawberries.
Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 » by Various

Their men were planting and could not talk to them, or tired and could not talk then.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for planting

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