turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
verb
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
verb
cover or fit with feathers
verb
turn the paddle; in canoeing
verb
turn the oar, while rowing
verb
grow feathers
“The young sparrows are fledging already”
Word Forms
feather
verb
turn the paddle; in canoeing
feather
noun
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
feathering
noun
turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Federn
Zwischen den Zügen ein Ruder parallel zum Wasser drehen
🇫🇷French
plumage
faire tourner une rame parallèlement à l'eau entre les tractions
🇪🇸Spanish
desvanecimiento
girar un remo paralelo al agua entre tirones
🇮🇹Italian
piumaggio
girando un remo parallelo all'acqua tra una tirata e l'altra
🇳🇱Dutch
bevedering
het draaien van een roeispaan evenwijdig aan het water tussen de halen
🇵🇹Portuguese
plumagem
girando um remo paralelo à água entre puxões
🇷🇺Russian
оперение
поворот весла параллельно воде между гребками
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तीर के सिरेपर पर लगाना
खींचने के बीच पानी के समानांतर चप्पू घुमाना
🇮🇳Tamil
இறகுகள்
இழுப்புகளுக்கு இடையில் தண்ணீருக்கு இணையாக ஒரு துடுப்பை திருப்புதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఈకలు
లాగడం మధ్య నీటికి సమాంతరంగా ఓర్ను తిప్పడం
🇮🇳Marathi
फेदरिंग
पुलांच्या दरम्यान पाण्याला समांतर ओअर फिरवणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પીંછા
ખેંચાણની વચ્ચે પાણીની સમાંતર એક ઓર ફેરવવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗರಿಗಳು
ಎಳೆತಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ನೀರಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಹುಟ್ಟು ತಿರುಗಿಸುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
തൂവലുകൾ
വലിക്കലുകൾക്കിടയിൽ വെള്ളത്തിന് സമാന്തരമായി ഒരു തുഴ തിരിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖੰਭ
ਖਿੱਚਣ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਇੱਕ ਓਰ ਨੂੰ ਮੋੜਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پنکھ
پلوں کے درمیان پانی کے متوازی ایک او آر کو موڑنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
羽化
在拉动之间将桨平行于水转动
🇯🇵Japanese
フェザリング
引く間にオールを水面と平行に回す
🇰🇷Korean
깃털
당기는 사이에 노를 물과 평행하게 돌리기
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lông vũ
quay mái chèo song song với mặt nước giữa các lần kéo
🇹🇭Thai
ขน
หมุนไม้พายขนานกับน้ำระหว่างดึง
🇮🇩Indonesian
berbulu
memutar dayung sejajar dengan air di sela-sela tarikan
🇵🇭Filipino
balahibo
pagpihit ng isang sagwan parallel sa tubig sa pagitan ng mga paghila
🇲🇾Malay
berbulu
memusingkan dayung selari dengan air di antara tarikan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ريش
تحويل مجداف موازيا للمياه بين السحب
🇮🇷Persian
پر کردن
چرخاندن پارو به موازات آب در بین حرکت ها
🇹🇷Turkish
tüylenme
çekişler arasında küreği suya paralel döndürmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
נוצות
סיבוב משוט במקביל למים בין משיכה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'feathering'?
The primary meaning of 'feathering' is 'turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'feathering' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'feathering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'feathering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'feathering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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