Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mowing

/ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: mow-ing
IPA: /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mow

noun

The activity by which something is mown.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Land from which grass is cut.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The grass clippings resulting from mowing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One gallon costs about $220, covers an acre and lasts through about two mowings."
"You may advantageously use the mowings of the lawn as linings to the bed each time the lawn is mown."

Etymology

From Middle English mowynge; equivalent to mow + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mowynge

Usage

Inflected Forms

mowings (plural)

Derived Forms

lawnmowing

Rhymes With

allowing plowing vowing disallowing wowing endowing disavowing gowing cowing going growing showing

Questions

How do you pronounce mowing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/.
What does mowing mean?: present participle and gerund of mow
Where does mowing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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