rowing
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rowing¹
- /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/ US
- /ˈɹəʊɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, row + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)
noun
- The action of the verb to row.
- The action of propelling a boat with oars.
- The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.
Similar: sculling
rowing²
- /ˈɹaʊɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aʊɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of row (“to argue noisily”)
noun rowings
- 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 […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: paddle, boat, crew, happy, blasphemy, boating, pulling, oaring, crewing, sculling, paddling, oarsmanship, shelling, skiffing, canoeing, kayaking
noun
Similar: sculling
Translations
Talk about this word "rowing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rowing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rowing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rowing "rowing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rowing.Cite this
@misc{rowing_2026,
title = {rowing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rowing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
