mowing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

mowing

1. present participle and gerund of mow

Noun

mowing (countable and uncountable, plural mowings)

1. The activity by which something is mown.
   • 2008 April 20, Jay Romano, “Got a Mess of Geese? Some Solutions”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     One gallon costs about $220, covers an acre and lasts through about two mowings.

2. Land from which grass is cut.
3. (in the plural) The grass clippings resulting from mowing.
   • 1876, Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen:

     You may advantageously use the mowings of the lawn as linings to the bed each time the lawn is mown.

Translations

The activity by which something is mown.

• Bulgarian: коситба (bg) f (kositba)
• Ingrian: niitto