sewing
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sewing¹
- /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈsoʊɪŋ/ US
Sounds like sowing · Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
Where it comes from
From sew + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of sew
sewing²
- /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈsoʊɪŋ/ US
Sounds like sowing · Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English sewinge, seuinge, seuwinge (“sewing”), equivalent to sew + -ing.
noun sewings
- The action of the verb to sew.
- Something that is being or has been sewn. She put down her sewing and went to answer the door.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stitching, stitchery, seam, stitch, needlework, seamstress, thread, dressmaking, tailoring, couture, intersection, fashion, design, mending, hemming, needlecraft
Translations
Every language
noun action of the verb to sew
| Español | costura, cosedura, cosido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재봉 jaebong, 바느질 baneujil |
| 日本語 | 裁縫 saihō |
| 中文 | 縫紉 /缝纫 féngrèn, 縫 /缝 féng |
| हिन्दी | सिलाई silāī |
| Português | costura |
| Français | couture |
| Deutsch | Nähen |
| Italiano | cucito |
| Ελληνικά | ράψιμο rápsimo |
| Română | cusut |
| Русский | шитьё šitʹjó |
| Tiếng Việt | sự khâu |
| العربية | خِيَاطَة ḵiyāṭa, حِيَاكَة ḥiyāka |
| עברית | תְּפִירָה t'firá |
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title = {sewing},
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