noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

scullingbingoboatingcanoeingcheckerschess

Example

More examples

"The boy rowing the boat is a friend of mine."

Etymology

By surface analysis, row + -ing.

Related phrases

indoor rowingrowing boatrowing clubrowing machine

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