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FEATHERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
Synonyms:
feather; feathering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("feathering" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Holonyms ("feathering" is a part of...):
row; rowing (the act of rowing as a sport)
Derivation:
feather (turn the oar, while rowing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb feather
