Standard Lemma guide

mowing

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Land from which grass is cut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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.
Real reading context

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