rowing

Etymology 1

verb

1. present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)

noun

1. The action of the verb to row.
2. The action of propelling a boat with oars.
3. The rowing of boats as a competitive sport.

Etymology 2

verb

1. present participle and gerund of row (“to argue noisily”)

noun

1. The act of having a row, or argument.
   She and Ricketts — that's his father — just disgraced the neighbourhood with their rowings and their sprees […] 1891, The Guernsey Magazine