rowing

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

Verb

rowing

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

Noun

rowing (uncountable)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaʊɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aʊɪŋ

Verb

rowing

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

Noun

rowing (countable and uncountable, plural rowings)

1. 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 […]