Ploughing

Pronunciation: /ˈpɫaʊɪŋ/

Ploughing (verb)

  1. The act of turning over soil to prepare it for planting crops.
  2. The action of moving a vehicle or object through snow or mud.

Examples

  • Farmers are ploughing the fields to prepare for planting.
  • The vehicle is ploughing through the heavy snow.

Common collocations: plough the fields, start ploughing, plough through snow, struggle to plough

Synonyms of Ploughing

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Ploughing

  • Neglecting the soil can lead to poor crop yields.