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Rowing

/ˈɹoʊɪŋ/

To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

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📖 Definitions of "Rowing"

verb

1
To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
2
To transport in a boat propelled with oars.
"to row the captain ashore in his barge"
3
To be moved by oars.
"The boat rows easily."

verb

1
To argue noisily

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.
4
The act of having a row, or argument.

🔄 Synonyms of "Rowing"

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Word	Definition
rownoun	A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rowing"

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Word	Definition
paddlenoun	A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.
boatnoun	A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
crewnoun	A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
happyverb	Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
blasphemynoun	An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
boatingnoun	The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
pullingnoun	The act by which something is pulled.
oaringverb	A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
crewingnoun	A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
sculling	the use of oars to propel a boat by moving them through the water on both sides of the craft, or moving one oar over the stern.
paddlingnoun	The act of using a paddle.
oarsmanshipnoun	The skill of rowing a boat.
shellingnoun	An artillery bombardment.
skiffing	Skiffing refers to the sporting and leisure activity of rowing (or more correctly sculling) a Thames skiff.
canoeingnoun	A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.
kayakingnoun	A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak.
raftingnoun	The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.
propellingnoun	An act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.
bladeworknoun	The skill of handling the blade of an oar in rowing.
strokingnoun	The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.