Meanings
rowing1
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)
nounrowing (uncountable)
- uncountableThe action of the verb to row.
- uncountableThe action of propelling a boat with oars.
- uncountableThe rowing of boats as a competitive sport.
rowing2
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of row (“to argue noisily”)
nounrowing (countable and uncountable, plural rowings)
plural rowings
- countableuncountableThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
By surface analysis, row + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَجْدِيف, تَجْدِيف
- تَجْدِيف (tajdīf)action of the verb "to row"
- تَجْدِيف (tajdīf)the sport
Bulgarian гребане, гребане
- гребане (grebane)action of the verb "to row"
- гребане (grebane)the sport
Catalan remant, rem
- remantaction of the verb "to row"
- remthe sport
Chinese Mandarin 划船, 划船
- 划船 (huáchuán)action of the verb "to row"
- 划船 (huáchuán)the sport
Czech veslování, veslování
- veslováníaction of the verb "to row"
- veslováníthe sport
Danish ro, roning
- roaction of the verb "to row"
- roningthe sport
Dutch roeien
- roeienaction of the verb "to row"
Esperanto remado, remado
- remadoaction of the verb "to row"
- remadothe sport
Finnish soutaminen, soutu
- soutaminenaction of the verb "to row"
- soutuaction of the verb "to row"
- soututhe sport
French aviron, canotage
- avironaction of the verb "to row"
- canotageaction of the verb "to row"
- avironthe sport
German Rudern, Rudern
- Rudernaction of the verb "to row"
- Rudernthe sport
Greek κωπηλασία, κωπηλασία
- κωπηλασία (kopilasía)action of the verb "to row"
- κωπηλασία (kopilasía)the sport
Hungarian evezés, evezés
- evezésaction of the verb "to row"
- evezésthe sport
Icelandic róður
- róðuraction of the verb "to row"
Irish rámhaíocht, rámhaíocht
- rámhaíochtaction of the verb "to row"
- rámhaíochtthe sport
Italian voga, canottaggio
- vogaaction of the verb "to row"
- canottaggiothe sport
Japanese 漕艇, 船こぎ
- 漕艇 (sōtei)action of the verb "to row"
- 船こぎ (fune-kogi)action of the verb "to row"
- ボートこぎ (bōto-kogi)action of the verb "to row"
- ローイング (rōingu)action of the verb "to row"
- ローイング (rōingu)the sport
- 漕艇 (soutei)the sport
Norwegian Bokmål roing
- roingthe sport
Polish wiosłowanie, wioślarstwo
- wiosłowanieaction of the verb "to row"
- wioślarstwothe sport
Portuguese remada, remo
- remadaaction of the verb "to row"
- remothe sport
Romanian vâslire, canotaj
- vâslireaction of the verb "to row"
- canotajthe sport
Russian гре́бля, гре́бля
- гре́бля (gréblja)action of the verb "to row"
- гре́бля (gréblja)the sport
Spanish remo, boga
- remothe sport
- bogathe sport
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rowing
goingshowinggrowingknowingsewingblowingflowingBoeingforegoingowingglowingmowingoverflowingsowingbowinglowingsnowingcrowingcowingaxe throwingtough going
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APA
rowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rowing
MLA
“rowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rowing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rowing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rowing.
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