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[ moh-ing ] / ˈmoʊ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mowing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of leveling or cutting down grass, grain, etc., with a mowing machine or scythe. the quantity of grass, grain, etc., cut in a specified period. Origin of mowinglate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at mow1, -ing1 Words nearby mowingmowburnt, mowdie, mow down, mower, mower deck, mowing, mowing machine, Mowlam, mown, mowrah, mowrah fat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mowingPolitical ads showing Harry Reid on rider mower, mowing the Mall? PJ’s Political Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatheads|P. J. O’Rourke|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST She often worked multiple jobs at a time, including tutoring, carpentry, mowing highways, waiting tables, and clerking. From Hero to Homeless: Tara Dixon’s Story|Paula Broadwell|July 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST History is likely to dispense with the euphemism of "mowing the lawn" and call this what it is: perpetual war. What Gaza Means For Iran|Ali Gharib|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST He opens his last essay, “Mowing,” with: “Sometimes everything seems simple.” Nicholson Baker, Katie Kitamura, and This Week’s Hot Reads: July 30, 2012|Jimmy So|July 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In it the sexton kept a scythe, a mowing machine, some cans and a bier, a four-wheeled vehicle with rubber tyres. The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham Great landslides and windfalls cleave their way from summit to sea, mowing down the forests in their path. No horse rakes, no mowing machines or hay tedders or loading or pitching devices then. My Boyhood|John Burroughs The turf in my mowing went all brown and dead suddenly in spite of frequent rains. The Face of the Fields|Dallas Lore Sharp When you're mowing in a field by a school-house, you must look out for the children asleep in the grass. The Weavers, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Words related to mowingtrim, shear, crop, clip, scythe, sickle |