mowing

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mowing

  • /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English mowynge; equivalent to mow + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of mow

noun mowings

  1. countable, uncountable The activity by which something is mown. One gallon costs about $220, covers an acre and lasts through about two mowings.
  2. countable, uncountable Land from which grass is cut.
  3. countable, in plural, uncountable The grass clippings resulting from mowing. You may advantageously use the mowings of the lawn as linings to the bed each time the lawn is mown.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hayloft, mop, cut down, pout, reap, haying, hay, logging, shearing, cup, haircut, cutting, cut, math, lawnmower, mowyer

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@misc{mowing_2026,
  title = {mowing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mowing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}