rowing
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rowing
- present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- indoor rowing
- rowing boat (see also rowboat)
- rowing club
- rowing machine
Translations[edit]
action of the verb "to row"
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the sport
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Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rowing
- present participle and gerund of row (“to argue noisily”)
Noun[edit]
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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