turfing
present participle ofturf
turf
verb[T]
uk/tɜːf/us/tɝːf/tocoverapieceoflandwith turf
Gardening - general words
- allotmenteer
- allotmenteering
- aquaponics
- arborist
- beanpole
- bed
- blanch
- graft
- guerrilla gardening
- hanging basket
- hedgerow
- hedging
- homegrown
- potsomethingoff
- potsomethingon
- potsomethingup
- prune
- repot
- scythe
- turf
Phrasal verbs
turfsomethingout
turfsomeoneout
Examplesofturfing
turfing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
However, we cannot create such an environment simply byturfingout those who are causing the problem.
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The aim of the weekendturfingwas to show just how effective simple changes in street design can be.
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Reducing the mortgage element that people pay and turning mortgages into rent is surely better thanturfingfamilies out of their homes when they cannot manage mortgage repayments.
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Any new enterprise initiated by a landlord is threatened by the fact that hanging over him is the fear of the brewerturfinghim cut at a month's notice.
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The land underwentturfingand several picnic tables where placed on the new lawn.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Turfingincorporates other dance style concepts such as tutting, flexing, waving and animation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Turfingis a fusion of miming and gliding that places heavy emphasis on storytelling (through movement) and illusion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Krumping is different stylistically from other hip-hop dance styles such as b-boying andturfing.
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- race-baiter
- race-baiting
- race-baiting
- race car
- race-car
- race car driver
- race-car-driver
- racecourse
- raced
- race discrimination
- race-discrimination
- race equality
- race-equality
- race-gender-etc-card
- racehorse
- raceme
- race meet
- race-meet
- race meeting
- race-meeting
- racemic
- race-neutral
- race-neutral
- race organizer
- racer