fallowing
ˈfæloʊɪŋ
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Definition of fallowing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agricultureTECH.time when farmland is left unplanted to recoverTECH.
  • Fallowing helps the soil regain nutrients before the next crop.
oppress persecute

Adjective

1.
metaphoricalRareinactive or dormant periodRare
  • The project is in a fallowing stage.
dormant inactive
2.
agricultureTECH.land left unseeded to restore fertilityTECH.
  • The fallowing fields will be ready next season.
uncultivated unplanted unseeded
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Origin of fallowing

Old English, fealgian (to break up land)

Examples of fallowing in a sentence

  • Without fallowing, the rotation plan can exhaust the ground.
  • Her career is experiencing a fallowing period.
  • The artist's creativity is in a fallowing phase.
  • Farmers practice fallowing to improve soil health.
  • The fallowing land was left untouched for years.

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  1. French:jachère, en jachère, ...
  2. German:Brache, brachliegend, ...
  3. Italian:maggese, di stallo, ...
  4. Spanish:barbecho, en barbecho, ...
  5. Portuguese:pousio, estagnado, ...
  6. Chinese:休耕, 休眠的, ...
  7. Japanese:休耕, 休止中の, ...
  8. Arabic:تَبْوِير, خَامِل, ...
  9. Hebrew:הַפְקָרַת שָׂדֶה, רָדוּם, ...
  10. Russian:парование, застойный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:парування, спокійний, ...
  12. Hindi:पड़त, निष्क्रिय, ...

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