noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action of the verb to sew. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   joining or attaching by stitches wordnet
3. 3
   Something that is being or has been sewn. countable, uncountable

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

4. 4
   needlework on which you are working with needle and thread wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sew form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

needleworkappliquebackingbastebibliopegybind

Example

More examples

"There's not enough light in this room for sewing."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sew + -ing.

Etymology 2

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

Related phrases

Smyth sewingsewing circlesewing kitsewing loungesewing machinesewing needlesewing room

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