# sowing

Pronunciation: say "SOH-ing" US /ˈsoʊɪŋ/, UK /ˈsəʊɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of sow. — present participle and gerund of sow
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of sow. Use it after words like is and was, as in they are sowing seeds.
   - _Volunteers spent the morning sowing wildflower seeds along the highway._
   - _Sowing doubt is far easier than rebuilding trust afterward._

## Noun

2. The act or process of scattering or planting seed, or of spreading anything else that can be sown.
   - Simple: The act or work of putting seeds in the ground, or of spreading something like seeds.
   - _The sowing of the fields took the whole family most of a week._
   - _Annual sowings of oats and rye kept the soil covered through the winter._

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