# mowing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,851

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of mow

## Etymology
From Middle English mowynge; equivalent to mow + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **musing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mowing-vs-musing)
- **ming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ming-vs-mowing)
- **mong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mong-vs-mowing)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morin-vs-mowing)
- **making** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/making-vs-mowing)
- **moving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moving-vs-mowing)
- **mining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mining-vs-mowing)
- **mixing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mixing-vs-mowing)
- **mating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mating-vs-mowing)
- **Molina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molina-vs-mowing)
- **moline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moline-vs-mowing)
- **morning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morning-vs-mowing)
- **mocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mocking-vs-mowing)
- **moaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mowing)
- **molding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-mowing)
- **mooring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mooring-vs-mowing)
- **mopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mopping-vs-mowing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmowing`, `moiwng`, `mowign`, `mowingg`, `mowinng`, `mownig`, `mowwing`, `mwoing`, `omwing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mowing