rototilling

1 5.6

Breaking and turning garden soil with a powered machine before planting

noun
/ˈroʊtəˌtɪlɪŋ/

Specialized

: cultivo

Many gardeners find that rototilling helps aerate the soil and promotes healthier plant growth.

Examples

The farmer spent all morning rototilling the garden to prepare it for planting.
Many gardeners recommend rototilling the soil before planting vegetables in the spring.
After rototilling, the ground was much easier to work with and free of weeds.
Proper rototilling can help improve soil aeration and drainage in your garden beds.
The farmer enjoys rototilling his fields every spring.
After rototilling, the soil is ready for planting.
After rototilling the soil, the gardener added fertilizer to improve its quality.

Synonyms

plowing

vsrototilling

3 2.4

Breaking and turning soil with a tool to prepare land for planting crops

uses a powered rotating machine rather than a heavy farm implement

tilling

vsrototilling

2 3.9

Preparing and turning soil so crops can grow

focuses on breaking and turning soil using a powered rotating machine

How Thorough

rototilling

Specialized

1 5.6

plowing

3 2.4

tilling

2 3.9

loosening

6 3.4

leaf-raking

2.3

Surface Forms

rototilling singular

rototillings plural

Morphology

rototilling = rototill (semi-transparent) = roto + till + ing

Formally derived by adding '-ing' to 'rototill'; 'rototill' itself is analyzable as 'roto-' + 'till' but 'roto-' is a combining form (not a standalone word) which may be unfamiliar to some learners.

Etymology

The word rototilling comes from two parts: roto-, from rotate, meaning 'turn', and till, meaning 'prepare soil'. So, rototilling is using a machine that turns and breaks the soil to make it ready for planting.