Standard Lemma guide

rowing

noun · verb · 7 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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  • General-American: /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: /ˈɹəʊɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
  • /ˈɹaʊɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -aʊɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The action of the verb to row.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The action of propelling a boat with oars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The act of having a row, or argument.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the act of rowing as a sport

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: row

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sport, athletics

Narrower terms: crab, sculling

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, row + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَجْدِيف (tajdīf) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Bulgarian: гребане (grebane) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Catalan: remant — action of the verb "to row"
  • Chinese Mandarin: 划船 (huáchuán) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Czech: veslování — action of the verb "to row"
  • Danish: ro — action of the verb "to row"
  • Dutch: roeien — action of the verb "to row"
  • Esperanto: remado — action of the verb "to row"
  • Faroese: róður — action of the verb "to row"
  • Finnish: soutaminen — action of the verb "to row"
  • Finnish: soutu — action of the verb "to row"
  • French: aviron — action of the verb "to row"
  • French: canotage — action of the verb "to row"
  • German: Rudern — action of the verb "to row"
  • Greek: κωπηλασία (kopilasía) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Hungarian: evezés — action of the verb "to row"
  • Icelandic: róður — action of the verb "to row"
  • Irish: rámhaíocht — action of the verb "to row"
  • Italian: voga — action of the verb "to row"
  • Japanese: 漕艇 (sōtei) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Japanese: 船こぎ (fune-kogi) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Japanese: ボートこぎ (bōto-kogi) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Japanese: ローイング (rōingu) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Macedonian: веслање (veslanje) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Polish: wiosłowanie — action of the verb "to row"
  • Portuguese: remada — action of the verb "to row"
  • Romanian: vâslire — action of the verb "to row"
  • Russian: гре́бля (gréblja) — action of the verb "to row"
  • Arabic: تَجْدِيف (tajdīf) — the sport
  • Bulgarian: гребане (grebane) — the sport
  • Catalan: rem — the sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 划船 (huáchuán) — the sport
  • Czech: veslování — the sport
  • Danish: roning — the sport
  • Esperanto: remado — the sport
  • Finnish: soutu — the sport
  • French: aviron — the sport
  • Galician: remo — the sport
  • Georgian: ნიჩბოსნობა (ničbosnoba) — the sport
  • German: Rudern — the sport
  • Hungarian: evezés — the sport
  • Irish: rámhaíocht — the sport
  • Italian: canottaggio — the sport
  • Japanese: ローイング (rōingu) — the sport
  • Japanese: 漕艇 (soutei) — the sport
  • Macedonian: веслање (veslanje) — the sport
  • Norwegian Bokmål: roing — the sport
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: roing — the sport
  • Polish: wioślarstwo — the sport
  • Portuguese: remo — the sport
  • Romanian: canotaj — the sport
  • Russian: гре́бля (gréblja) — the sport
  • Serbo-Croatian: veslanje — the sport
  • Spanish: remo — the sport
  • Spanish: boga — the sport
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