Definitions for sewing

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sewing sew·ing

Spelling: [soh-ing]

IPA: /ˈsoʊ ɪŋ/

Sewing is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 89 anagrams from letters in sewing (eginsw).

Definitions for sewing

noun

1. the act or work of one who sews.
2. something sewn or to be sewn.
3. the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.

Verb phrases

1. sew up, Informal. to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively. Informal. to complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully: to gain or be assured of:

verb (used with object)

1. to join or attach by stitches.
2. to make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means.
3. to enclose or secure with stitches:
4. to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usually followed by up).
5. to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).

verb (used without object)

1. to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
2. (of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide.

Origin of sewing

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at sew¹, -ing¹

Examples for sewing

Before you knew it, I had a needle in my hand and was making patterns and sewing.

Her daughter, Elaina, 24, a trained costume designer and makeup artist, helps out by sewing clothes.

She had taken her sewing again, and she bent her head over it as if she were ashamed.

For her mother, sewing and cooking had been accomplishments; for her they were work.

Like drawing tattoos, sewing earmuffs, or fashioning model airplanes from old chip bags?

Why, I don't earn that amount of money by six months' sewing.

Women with peaceful faces could be seen bent over their sewing.

Today all of “these girls are living their lives in dignity, using needles and sewing machines,” said Sister Rosemary.

While he talked she would sit with her sewing, now and then putting in a question to help.

Such products are not suited for the rigours of public life, and need to be adapted, at the very least by sewing in hem weights.