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Explore Spading through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Spading in a sentence

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Spading | Spades | Spader | Spad | Spads

Spading meaning

present participle and gerund of spade

Using Spading

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of spade

Context around Spading

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

fork 1×

Sentence patterns with Spading

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

plants and spading them under 1× shovel or spading fork into 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another common practice 1× insert a round 1×

Common sentence endings:

a compost heap 1× around its roots 1×

Words around Spading

Just before it in the word index:

spadina 18 spadework 2 spades 136 spader 28 spadefoot 4 spadeadam 3

Just after it in the word index:

spadotto 2 spads 4 spaeny 11 spaeth 4 spaetzle 2 spafford 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Spading

  • In this selection, "spading" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fork stand out and add context to how "spading" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include plants and spading them under and shovel or spading fork into. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spading" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spading

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Insert a round-pointed shovel or spading fork into the soil and work your way around the plant to carve a circle around its roots. (25 words)

Another common practice is to return disease-free vegetation to the soil as a nutrient, directly or indirectly—directly, by chopping up spent plants and spading them under; indirectly, by stirring them into a compost heap. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Another common practice is to return disease-free vegetation to the soil as a nutrient, directly or indirectly—directly, by chopping up spent plants and spading them under; indirectly, by stirring them into a compost heap. (36 words)

Insert a round-pointed shovel or spading fork into the soil and work your way around the plant to carve a circle around its roots. (25 words)

Example sentences (2)

Another common practice is to return disease-free vegetation to the soil as a nutrient, directly or indirectly—directly, by chopping up spent plants and spading them under; indirectly, by stirring them into a compost heap.

Insert a round-pointed shovel or spading fork into the soil and work your way around the plant to carve a circle around its roots.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spading" in a sentence?
An example: "Another common practice is to return disease-free vegetation to the soil as a nutrient, directly or indirectly—directly, by chopping up spent plants and spading them under; indirectly, by stirring them into a compost heap." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "spading" from authentic English texts.
What does "spading" mean?
Spading means: present participle and gerund of spade
How many example sentences with "spading" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "spading", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.