sculling

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With sculling, each rower holds an oar in each hand; with sweep rowing, each rower holds one oar with both hands.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

The longer you stay underwater, kicking your feet, sculling your arms against all that heaviness and bright blue, the worse it gets.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

During covid we got our sculling license, so we’d do some sculling for maybe an hour.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021

Row boats and sailboats are available for rent at some locations, and a couple of boathouses cater to those who want to enjoy classic sculling.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2019

“You seem a little old for this,” she said, sculling out spoons of flesh from her half melon.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee