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mowing

noun

  1. to cut grass or grain
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/

noun

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

  1. The activity by which something is mown.

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

  2. Land from which grass is cut.
  3. The grass clippings resulting from mowing.

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

verb

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

  1. present participle and gerund of mow