Word
sewing
US/ˈsoʊɪŋ/
UK/sˈəʊɪŋ/
Definitions
01the activity
n. the work or hobby of making and fixing things with a needle and thread.
n. the activity or occupation of a person who sews, whether as a manual skill or a domestic task.
“My grandmother taught me sewing when I was a young child.”
“She dedicated her Saturday afternoons to sewing, finding the repetitive motion of the needle both productive and therapeutic.”
Usage
Often used as an uncountable noun to describe the general craft or hobby.
Synonyms
02items being worked on
n. the clothes or fabric that you are currently working on.
n. articles or materials that are in the process of being sewn or have been sewn.
“She left her sewing on the chair while she went to answer the door.”
“The tailor gathered his sewing and placed it neatly in the basket before closing the shop for the evening.”
Etymology
From sew + -ing.
From Middle English sewinge, seuinge, seuwinge (“sewing”), equivalent to sew + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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