Sewing is the activity of making or mending clothes or other things using a needle and thread.
Her mother had always done all the sewing.
Synonyms: needlework, stitching, needlecraft More Synonyms of sewing
2. uncountable noun
Sewing is clothes or other things that are being sewn.
We all got out our own sewing and sat in front of the log fire.
sewing in British English
(ˈsəʊɪŋ)
noun
a.
a piece of cloth, etc, that is sewn or to be sewn
b.
(as modifier)
sewing basket
sewing in American English
(ˈsoʊɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act or occupation of a person who sews
2.
material or items sewn or to be sewn
Examples of 'sewing' in a sentence
sewing
She was wearing her newest dress, the one she had spent hours sewing the previous week.
Cassidy, Anne IN REAL LIFE (2001)
She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine which had been a wedding present from the Marchioness of Penrith.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2001)
She said she was going to square her room up, then get on with some sewing.
Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL) (2001)
To avoid Alexander's gaze, Tatiana busied herself with the sewing machine.
Paullina Simons THE BRONZE HORSEMAN (2001)
Word lists with
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In other languages
sewing
British English: sewing /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ NOUN
Sewing is the activity of making or mending clothes or other things using a needle and thread.
I was very good at sewing.
American English: sewing
Arabic: خِيَاطَة
Brazilian Portuguese: costura
Chinese: 缝纫
Croatian: šivanje
Czech: šití
Danish: syning
Dutch: naaien
European Spanish: costura acción
Finnish: ompelutyö
French: couture
German: Näharbeit
Greek: ράψιμο
Italian: cucito
Japanese: 裁縫
Korean: 바느질
Norwegian: søm
Polish: szycie
European Portuguese: costura
Romanian: coasere
Russian: шитье
Latin American Spanish: costura
Swedish: sömnad
Thai: การเย็บ
Turkish: dikiş eylem
Ukrainian: шиття
Vietnamese: việc khâu vá
All related terms of 'sewing'
sew
When you sew something such as clothes , you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle.
handsew
to sew by hand
sewing bee
a small informal social gathering (usually of women) based around the activity of making or mending clothes or other things with a needle and thread
sewing kit
A sewing kit is a small package containing items, such as needles and thread , that you need to sew something.
sewing silk
silk thread with two or three yarns twisted together
sewing basket
a basket used to store materials for making or mending clothes or other things, such as a needle and thread
sewing circle
a group of people who meet regularly to sew
sewing cotton
cotton thread usually of three or six plies spooled for home and industrial sewing
sewing table
a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework
sewing machine
A sewing machine is a machine that you use for sewing.
sewing pattern
a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
sew up
If you sew up pieces of cloth or tears in cloth or skin, you join them together using a needle and thread .
Chinese translation of 'sewing'
sewing
(ˈsəuɪŋ)
n(u)
(= activity) 缝(縫)纫(紉) (féngrèn)
(= items being sewn) 缝(縫)制(製)品 (féngzhìpǐn)
Seesewn
(noun)
Definition
the act of fastening together (pieces of fabric, etc.) with needle and thread