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noun

sowing

SOH-ihng
noun
1
The act of planting seeds.
"Spring is the best time for sowing most vegetable seeds."

How to Use Sowing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe action of planting seeds in the ground.

Common pairings
sowing season sowing seeds

Word Forms

sowings plural

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Etymology

From sow ("to plant seeds") plus -ing.

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