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sewing

SaySOH-ingUS/ˈsoʊɪŋ/UK/ˈsəʊɪŋ/

3 meanings of sewing

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  1. 1
    the craftnoununcountable
    The work of joining pieces of cloth with a needle and thread.

    My grandmother taught me sewing when I was ten.

    Sewing is a good way to fix old clothes instead of throwing them out.

    Similarneedlework, stitching

  2. 2
    stitchingverb
    Present participle and gerund of sew. Use it after words like is and was, as in she is sewing.

    She is sewing a button back onto her shirt.

    Dad was sewing in the kitchen when I got home.

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  3. 3
    the itemnoununcountable
    Something you are still sewing or have already finished sewing.

    Grandma keeps her sewing in a basket next to her chair.

    Mom proudly showed us her finished sewing: two new curtains for the kitchen.

    Similarneedlework

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sewing is a form of sew

sew, verb: To use a needle and thread to join cloth or other material, or to stitch something inside it. Full entry

Forms
sewsews he/she/itsewing -ing formsewed past tensesewn past participle
Spelling
sew → sewing: add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 2

From sew plus -ing.

Meanings 1, 3

From Middle English, made from sew plus -ing.