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sowing

SaySOH-ingUS/ˈsoʊɪŋ/UK/ˈsəʊɪŋ/

Noun pluralsowings

2 meanings of sowing

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  1. 1
    planting seedsverb
    Present participle and gerund of sow. Use it after words like is and was, as in they are sowing seeds.

    Farmers are sowing corn in the fields this week.

    She was sowing flower seeds along the fence.

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  2. 2
    the plantingnouncountable or uncountable
    The act or work of putting seeds in the ground, or of spreading something like seeds.

    The farm does two sowings of beans every summer.

    Spring sowing starts as soon as the ground is dry.

    Similarplanting, seeding

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sowing is a form of sow

sow, verb: To spread seeds over the ground or put them in it, or to scatter other things the same way. Full entry

Forms
sowsows he/she/itsowing -ing formsowed past tensesown past participle
Spelling
sow → sowing: add -ing

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