sawing

SaySAW-ingUS/ˈsɔɪŋ/UK/ˈsɔːɪŋ/

Noun pluralsawings

3 meanings of sawing

1
verb
Present participle of saw. Use this form for the action of cutting with a saw as it happens.
He is sawing a log in the backyard.
She kept sawing until the branch finally dropped.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of cutting through something with a saw.
Like the back-and-forth motion you make when cutting a loaf of bread.
The sawing of the planks took all morning.
Careful sawing kept the edges clean and straight.
Similarcutting
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3
nouncountable
A small piece or shaving that falls off when something is cut with a saw.
Like the little bits that fall away when you sharpen a pencil.
Sawings stuck to the bottom of his boot.
The workshop floor was covered with fine sawings.
Similarshaving, chip
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sawing is a form of saw

saw, verb: To cut or shape something with a saw. Also used to say how easily a material cuts this way. Full entry

Forms: sawsaws he/she/itsawing -ing formsawed past tense, past participle
Spelling: saw → sawing: add -ing

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