what is sow
sowing. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to plant seed for growth especially by scattering. 3  2 : to set something in motion : begin an enterprise.  transitive 1  verb. 1a : to scatter (as seed) upon the earth for growth; broadly : plant 1ab : to strew with or as if with seedc : to introduce into a selected environment : implant.