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sewing.

The action of the verb to sew.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsəʊɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsoʊɪŋ/General-American
  1. The action of the verb to sew.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Something that is being or has been sewn.

    countable · uncountable
    She put down her sewing and went to answer the door.
    The sewing has come undone on this seam.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sewinge, seuinge, seuwinge (“sewing”), equivalent to sew + -ing.

verb/ˈsəʊɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsoʊɪŋ/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of sew

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From sew + -ing.

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