noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:M AW1 IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The activity by which something is mown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
Land from which grass is cut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The grass clippings resulting from mowing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
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4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of mow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
From Middle English mowynge; equivalent to mow + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
коситба
(kositba)
— The activity by which something is mown.
Czech:
sekání
— The activity by which something is mown.
Ingrian:
niitto
— The activity by which something is mown.