rowing
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English
Etymology 1
By surface analysis, row + -ing.
Pronunciation
Verb
rowing
- present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)
Noun
rowing (uncountable)
- The action of the verb to row.
- The action of propelling a boat with oars.
- The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- indoor rowing
- rowing boat (see also rowboat)
- rowing club
- rowing machine
Translations
action of the verb "to row"
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the sport
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
rowing
- present participle and gerund of row (“to argue noisily”)
Noun
rowing (countable and uncountable, plural rowings)
- The act of having a row, or argument.
- 1891, The Guernsey Magazine:
- She and Ricketts — that's his father — just disgraced the neighbourhood with their rowings and their sprees […]
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