This verb means to put seeds in the earth so plants can grow. People do this in farming or gardening.
Farmers sow seeds in the spring.
I will sow flowers in my garden.
This meaning is not about plants. It means to start or create bad feelings like fear or doubt in others.
He sowed doubt in their minds.
Words can sow fear among people.
This sense means to spread seeds or things like ideas or feelings over a place or group of people.
She sowed herbs in the small yard.
They sowed hope in the community.
To sow can also mean to cause strong feelings or ideas to start. These can be good or bad feelings.
The speech sowed anger in the crowd.
Her words sowed confusion and doubt.
As a noun, sowing is the process of putting seeds into the ground to grow new plants.
Sowing is done in early spring.
Sowing helps plants grow well.
