1. a small handheld tool with a flat blade used for spreading mortar or cement
Usage: construction
2. a small gardening tool with a curved blade used for digging and planting
Usage: gardening

1. to spread or smooth with a trowel

Examples

• The mason used a trowel to spread mortar between the bricks.
• She grabbed her gardening trowel to plant the new flowers.
• The worker troweled the concrete to create a smooth surface.
• A small trowel is essential for transplanting seedlings.
• He troweled on the plaster with careful, even strokes.
• The gardener’s trowel had dirt caked on its blade.
• She troweled the cement mixture into the crack in the sidewalk.