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Rowing

//ˈɹoʊɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb to row. uncountable
  2. 2
    The act of having a row, or argument. countable, uncountable

    "She and Ricketts — that's his father — just disgraced the neighbourhood with their rowings and their sprees […]"

  3. 3
    the act of rowing as a sport wordnet
  4. 4
    The action of propelling a boat with oars. uncountable
  5. 5
    The rowing of boats as a competitive sport. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”) form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    present participle and gerund of row (“to argue noisily”) form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, row + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, row + -ing.

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