rowingrow‧ing /ˈrəʊɪŋ $ ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- And rowing is ideal for building stamina and endurance.
- And their supporters will come from across the region for Central South is the heartland of schoolboy rowing.
- Arguing more like it, or rowing.
- Derek learnt his rowing at Belfast Inst before winning a coveted senior eights championship with Dublin University in 1981.
- Everyone else was busy, so I launched the small rubber dinghy and started rowing.
- Rugby and rowing are seen as important as is football and hockey at College level.
- Sports: Watersports are excellent, the village offers sailing, windsurfing, waterskiing and rowing.
- Wilson grew up in rowing, rather than the Boat Race, having been born at Henley.
WORD SETS► Other Sports
Collocationsaerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a rowing boat
the sport or activity of making a boat move through water with oars British English