sewing
pronunciation
How to pronounce sewing in British English:
UK [ˈsəʊɪŋ]
How to pronounce sewing in American English:
US [ˈsoʊɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- joining or attaching by stitches
- needlework that involves sewing
Word Origin
- sewing (n.)
- late 13c., "action of sewing;" c. 1400, "sewn work," verbal noun from sew (v.). Sewing machine is attested from 1847.
Example
- 1. Women were learning vocational skills , such as sewing .
- 2. Sherrill held three yard sales over the summer , and started sewing aprons and selling them .
- 3. Pregnant women should avoid all strenuous activities , but sewing is not one of them .
- 4. Is it an office or a sewing circle ?
- 5. As punishment for dropping a sewing machine , his finger was cut off .