oaring

verb

present participle of oar
as in rowing
to move a boat by means of oars since the wind had completely died, they had to oar the sailboat back to shore

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oaring
  1. rowing
  2. paddling
  3. kayaking
Verb
  • Yes, the automaker’s famed dual-clutch PDK remains the way to go if pure speed is what a driver craves, but those who feel that rowing through the gears adds to the experience can now choose to upgrade the model with the MT package.
    — Bryan Campbell, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The basic premise—people rowing together to a rhythm—does have a historical precedent.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of rowing
Verb
  • Until then, physicists will keep paddling around for answers deep underground.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, Miami University in Ohio suspended its Kappa Alpha Psi chapter through 2040 after an investigation found prospective new members were subjected to physical abuse, including paddling and caning.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of paddling
Verb
  • Michael Aiden Vargas, 18, of Crestview was kayaking in the Blackwater River when he was struck by lightning and fell from his kayak around noon on May 31, WKRG, Wiregrass Daily News and Fox 10 TV reported, citing the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • Like going to Tahoe and kayaking in the two person kayak is like, that's like part of it.
    — Outside Online, Outside Online, 30 July 2025
Definition of kayaking
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