seaming

verb

present participle of seam
as in filing
to mark with or as if with a line or groove in fencing circles it is a mark of honor to have one's face seamed with saber cuts

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Recent Examples of seaming Be sure to overlap the cloth by several inches when seaming it. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaming
  1. filing
  2. scratching
  3. scribing
  4. grooving
Verb
  • Investigators presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office earlier Tuesday for filing consideration.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • All four of her grandparents were born and raised in Italy; in 2018, the then 62-year-old former magazine editor moved to Perugia, in the central Umbria region, on a temporary visa at the same time as filing a lawsuit for citizenship.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of filing
Verb
  • The poor offensive production spoiled a night when the Angels got good enough pitching, despite scratching Soriano.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Los Angeles Angels, by contrast, took a different approach on Saturday by scratching starter José Soriano.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of scratching
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the game has increasingly moved from scribing per se to revenue-cycle management, where health systems can see the financial payoff.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of scribing
Verb
  • Speirs began moving and grooving between innings, choreographing dances for each player’s walk-up song.
    — Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One of the video's most memorable sequences features Madonna grooving to the dance-pop track while riding a gondola.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of grooving

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