Definition of 'sewing'
1. uncountable noun
2. uncountable noun
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sewing in American English
(ˈsouɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act or work of one who sews
2.
something sewn or to be sewn
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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 /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
- 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
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