How do you pronounce sewing?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊɪŋ/.

Where does sewing come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

sewing

/ˈsoʊɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: sewing
IPA: /ˈsoʊɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sew

noun

The action of the verb to sew.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that is being or has been sewn.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She put down her sewing and went to answer the door."
"The sewing has come undone on this seam."
"Mrs. Flanders had left her sewing on the table. There were her large reels of white cotton and her steel spectacles; her needle-case; her brown wool wound round an old postcard."

Etymology

From sew + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sewinge
Suffix: sew

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
British English: /ˈsəʊɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sewings (plural)

Phrases

sewing circle sewing kit sewing lounge sewing machine sewing needle sewing room Smyth sewing

Synonyms

stitching stitchery

Homonyms

sowing

Rhymes With

going growing showing knowing throwing blowing flowing boeing glowing owing slowing undergoing