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rowed

row
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roh]
    • /roʊ/
    • /rəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roh]
    • /roʊ/

Definitions of rowed word

  • noun rowed a noisy dispute or quarrel; commotion. 1
  • noun rowed noise or clamor. 1
  • verb with object rowed Chiefly British. to upbraid severely; scold. 1
  • idioms rowed hard / long row to hoe, a difficult task or set of circumstances to confront: At 32 and with two children, she found attending medical school a hard row to hoe. 1
  • verb without object rowed to quarrel noisily. 1

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Origin of rowed

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English row(e); compare Old English rǣw

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rowed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rowed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

rowed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rowed

verb rowed

  • argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
  • disagreed — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • feuded — Simple past tense and past participle of feud.

noun rowed

  • banked — A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other.
  • bedded — of or relating to rocks that exhibit bedding.
  • clamored — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
  • clashed — Simple past tense and past participle of clash.
  • conflicted — unable to decide between opposing feelings or views

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