sewing

noun

sew·​ing ˈsō-iŋ 

1

: the act, method, or occupation of one that sews

2

: material that has been or is to be sewed

Examples of sewing in a Sentence

She left her sewing in the living room.

Recent Examples on the Web

Plates and placemats, yellowed bed linens and napkins, glassware, curios, and sewing kits. —Libby Buck july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025

Nine months of starlight and sea air—chess, books, sewing, the sextant and the nautical almanac, bibulous pit stops in scenic ports—ended abruptly one March morning when a sperm whale smashed a hole in their boat. —Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025

Practical Treasures That sewing kit sitting on the closet shelf might have your dream find in it. —Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 7 June 2025

These baskets contain an iron, a sewing kit, velvet clothes hangers, laundry supplies, a Target gift card and other useful items. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sewing

• sewing machine

Rhymes for sewing

• blowing
• boing
• bowing
• crowing
• flowing
• glowing
• going
• growing
• hoeing
• knowing
• lowing
• rowing

Kids Definition

sewing

noun

sew·​ing

ˈsō-iŋ

1

: the act, method, or occupation of one that sews

2

: material that has been or is to be sewed