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oaring

oaring is the present participle and gerund of oar.

Meaning of oar

Verb

oar (third-person singular simple present oars, present participle oaring, simple past and past participle oared)

  1. (literary) To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.
    • The weather was fine, and whilst oaring along I would fain have landed on the islands between; but fearful of a change, and already half worn-out by my previous trail, I let them go by with the comforting resolve of turning them up on some future occasion.1866, Thomas S. Muir, Barra Head, page 52

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Questions about oaring

What is oaring the present participle and gerund of?
Oaring is the present participle and gerund of oar.

Words near oaring in the dictionary

  1. oares
  2. oarfish
  3. oarfishes
  4. oarhole
  5. oarholes
  6. oaring
  7. oaritis
  8. oarless
  9. oarlessness
  10. oarlike
  11. oarlock

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