haying

Definition of hayingnext
present participle of hay
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Verb
  • So, planting carpetgrass instead of traditional turfgrass won't spare you from mowing.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The mowing talent just isn't translating to the secretarial side of life.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Vesia surrendered a two-run triple to Swanson and an RBI single to Nico Hoerner, cutting the Dodgers’ lead to one.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Part of that includes 'cutting the pond' using machinery to dig through the sand and allow water to flow in and out.
    Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The evolutionary arms race A highly intelligent, 19-meter-long cephalopod actively hunting and crushing prey suggests that the Cretaceous evolutionary arms race wasn’t entirely dominated by vertebrates.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Shadows and strange sounds can set imaginations whirring—from the guttural roar of a hunting lion to the giggling calls of a feasting hyena pack.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Haying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haying. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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