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rowing en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹəʊɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

By surface analysis, row + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to row.
  2. (uncountable) The action of propelling a boat with oars.
  3. (uncountable) The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.

Deriveds

pararowing · rowing machine · rowing boat · indoor rowing · rowing club

Synonyms

sculling

Translations (55)

bg гребане (action of the verb "to row") · da roning (the sport) · mk веслање (the sport) · ga rámhaíocht (the sport) · da ro (action of the verb "to row") · ja ローイング (the sport) · de Rudern (action of the verb "to row") · pl wiosłowanie (action of the verb "to row") · el κωπηλασία (action of the verb "to row") · it canottaggio (the sport) · hu evezés (the sport) · bg гребане (the sport) · pl wioślarstwo (the sport) · ru гре́бля (action of the verb "to row") · ga rámhaíocht (action of the verb "to row") · ja 漕艇 (action of the verb "to row") · cs veslování (action of the verb "to row") · ja 漕艇 (the sport) · fi soutu (action of the verb "to row") · ar تَجْدِيف (action of the verb "to row") · ja ローイング (action of the verb "to row") · fr aviron (action of the verb "to row") · eo remado (action of the verb "to row") · fi soutu (the sport) · es remo (the sport) · ca remant (action of the verb "to row") · ro canotaj (the sport) · fr canotage (action of the verb "to row") · ka ნიჩბოსნობა (the sport) · fi soutaminen (action of the verb "to row") · hu evezés (action of the verb "to row") · ja 船こぎ (action of the verb "to row") · cmn 划船 (action of the verb "to row") · nb roing (the sport) · ar تَجْدِيف (the sport) · nl roeien (action of the verb "to row") · cmn 划船 (the sport) · sh veslanje (the sport) · fr aviron (the sport) · fo róður (action of the verb "to row") · eo remado (the sport) · is róður (action of the verb "to row") · mk веслање (action of the verb "to row") · ja ボートこぎ (action of the verb "to row") · de Rudern (the sport) · pt remo (the sport) · ro vâslire (action of the verb "to row") · es boga (the sport) · cs veslování (the sport) · it voga (action of the verb "to row") · gl remo (the sport) · pt remada (action of the verb "to row") · ru гре́бля (the sport) · nn roing (the sport) · ca rem (the sport)

rowing en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹəʊɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

By surface analysis, row + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)
    form of row

rowing en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaʊɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of having a row, or argument.
    • She and Ricketts — that's his father — just disgraced the neighbourhood with their rowings and their sprees […] 1891, The Guernsey Magazine:

Forms

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rowing en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaʊɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of row (“to argue noisily”)
    form of row