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noun

Definition of sewingnext
as in knitting

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verb

present participle of sew
as in stitching
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new

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Recent Examples of sewing
Noun
LaundRe is navigating repair on a commercial scale, though not through sewing and patchwork. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 But Eisner-Grynberg said her client was herself on the witness stand, someone who was in Girl Scouts studying sewing and craft making before her world was turned upside down by her father, who died after he was injured in a bombing in Syria in 2018. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
This is the sewing basket in which are folded clothes of the two children which my wife was sewing when the planes arrived. — Phong Nguyen, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Souleymane’s journey’s is sluiced by simple but touching scenes such as his bonding with his brother sewing and with grandfather praying and metaphorical shots of the wash of the ocean on Dakar’s beaches. — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sewing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewing
  1. knitting
  2. stitching
  3. repair
  4. suturing
  5. healing
  6. filling
  7. closing
  8. sealing
Noun
  • That work involved fiber production, knitting and 3D printing alongside research into biological pigmentation.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Strangers return as friends, sometimes bringing their wider knitting circles with them.
    — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of knitting
Verb
  • Eleanor began stitching it together and, after her death in 2024, at the age of 87, Sofia ensured it was finished.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • He’s made elegant additions, too, such as stitching in a lovely fairy tale that Ionesco wrote for his daughter and staging it with a whimsical storm of soap bubbles.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stitching
Noun
  • These systems are marketed as customer service tools, but they are also designed to generate repair business.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Caltrans The Coastal Commission gave the green light for emergency repairs and stabilization for another vital transportation route in Orange County.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of repair
Verb
  • The first surgeries—suturing vaginal lacerations post-delivery—were reported in 1050 AD.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of suturing
Noun
  • The healing of such wounds requires many things, including the restorative power of good storytelling; the Irish have a long and exalted tradition of revealing some of their most important and painful truths through their art.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The emotional challenge was and still is harder than the physical aspect of my healing.
    — Alfonso Moretti, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of healing
Noun
  • The judges like the pastry but say there is hardly enough filling.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Worcestershire sauce is optional, but just a few shakes from the bottle bring instant savory depth to the filling.
    — Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of filling
Noun
  • The closing lines about Cuervo Gold and the fine Colombian are the song’s most famous, for good reason.
    — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Angela Gonzales-Torres, a fellow Democrat who started her campaign to unseat Gomez long before the ethics inquiry, said the controversy surrounding the congressman became an important factor for voters in the closing stretch.
    — Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of closing
Noun
  • Raymond darted 39 yards on the play — which officially counted as a run — to set up D’Andre Swift’s game-sealing touchdown.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Magnesium construction, weather sealing, and a large lens library round out the package.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of sealing

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