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Rowing vs Owing - What's the difference?

rowing | owing |

As verbs the difference between rowing and owing

is that rowing is while owing is .

As a noun rowing

is the action of the verb to row .

As an adjective owing is

still to be paid; owed as a debt.

rowing

English

Verb

(head)
    • (Sport rowing)

    Noun

  • The action of the verb to row .
  • The action of propelling a boat with oars.
  • The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.
  • The act of having a row, or argument.
  • * 1891 , The Guernsey Magazine
    • She and Ricketts — that's his father — just disgraced the neighbourhood with their rowings and their sprees

    Synonyms

    * sculling

    owing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
    • These seven subscriptions remain owing .

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * owing to