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sewing

noun

  1. craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ / /ˈsoʊɪŋ/

noun

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

  1. The action of the verb to sew.
  2. Something that is being or has been sewn.

    She put down her sewing and went to answer the door.

    The sewing has come undone on this seam.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English sew English -ing English sewing From sew + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of sew