rowing

The action of the verb to row.

Noun

  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.

Origin

By surface analysis, row + -ing.

Synonyms

sculling

Derived

indoor rowing pararowing rowing boat rowing club rowing machine

Noun Entry 2

  1. 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

rowings

Verb form of, gerund

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

Verb form of, gerund

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

Wikipedia

Rowing