rowing back
rowing back is the present participle and gerund of row back.
Meaning of row back
Verb
row back (third-person singular simple present rows back, present participle rowing back, simple past and past participle rowed back)
- To change or revise a previous opinion or decision.
- Indeed, part of the problem was that Armstrong was rowing back on so much previous behaviour and years of aggressive lambasting of reporters, officials and team-mates who had claimed he was doping. "I don't forgive Lance Armstrong, who lied to me in two interviews. And I suspect most of America...2013 January 19, Paul Harris, “Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession”, in The Guardian
Questions about rowing back
- What is rowing back the present participle and gerund of?
- Rowing back is the present participle and gerund of row back.
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