sculling
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- noun
- /ˈskʌlɪŋ/
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remo
- Immediately afterward, he did something in that odd, noiseless sculling fashion of his, and it moved the boat broadside to port for at least five or six feet.
- sculling team
- sculling boats
Examples
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In the late afternoon, you can see the sculling crews of Harvard... MIT, and other universities, practicing for their annual races.
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And apparently, scientists at Johns Hopkins think that's the way to go—the lifting motion of the deep catch provided the most efficient thrust, and sculling impedes lift and drag.
Blog text (26) -
Toronto Sculling Club came in 17 seconds too late, giving them the silver medal.
Blog text (14) -
Sculling on the Potomac was a daily ritual.
Fiction book (1999) -
I find "deep catch" to be more efficient for me, but sculling works my biceps and gives a little added momentum sometimes, so I tend to switch it up.
Blog text (26) -
Her heart isn't in the game, and she loses despite a last-minute surge in the evening's sculling.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Craftsbury Sculling Center's Tom Graves and Peter Graves took the title of Head of the Charles in the Championship Men's Doubles.
Blog text (14) -
He paddled noiselessly, with a kind of sculling, never lifting his paddle from the water.
Fiction book (1991) -
At the sculling competition, athletes skillfully maneuver their boats using dual oars.
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She joined the local sculling club to train for the upcoming regatta this summer.
Synonyms
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A sport of moving a boat with oars
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Etymology
The word sculling comes from scull, a word for a small 'oar' used by a single rower. That's why sculling means rowing a long, thin boat with two small oars to move quickly.