mowing
Americannoun
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mowings
plural
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the act of leveling or cutting down grass, grain, etc., with a mowing machine or scythe.
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the quantity of grass, grain, etc., cut in a specified period.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mowing
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at mow 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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He starts preparing for winter, ponders his stamp collection, checks the schedule for the garbage disposal and considers mowing the lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Touch some grass: From the archives: Ben Mathis-Lilley examines the pleasures and benefits of getting out and mowing the lawn.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Unlike renting, homeownership can come with new responsibilities like mowing the lawn — and new expenses like homeowners association fees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
For the tourists' benefit, Vlkolinec puts on traditional craft demonstrations, from sewing folk costumes and gingerbread decorating to mowing and haymaking.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
I know the kids, Gina and Ofelia, Juan and Ananda, Shorn' and Sleepy, All running With dimes pressed To their palms, Salted from play Or mowing the lawn.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
The outfield grass is a cow’s or pro golfer’s dream– lush, smooth, preternaturally green, with crisscross stripes laid down by artisanal mowings.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016
Sample: grass mowings with "broken Dad's Cookie Biscuits and currants"; with equal quantities of rose petals; with uncooked oats.
From Time Magazine Archive
He collects fresh mowings, washes them tenderly, sets them out in the sun to dry, then nibbles them with fruit and cheese, or tosses them up with dressing in a variety of tasty salads.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have eaten grass mowings regularly for over three years, and off many lawns.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is so easy to mow the lawn with the light-running modern lawn-mower, that many fine lawns are injured by too frequent mowings.
From Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden by James Sheehan
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