sewing
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The meaning (definition) of the word sewing
joining cloth together using a needle and thread
The word sewing used in a sentence
“Sewing a button on my coat took a long time.”
How the word sewing is said around the world
| French | couture (koo-TEWR) |
| Spanish | coser (koh-THER) |
| Mandarin | 缝纫 (fuhng run) |
| Hindi | सिलाई (si-LAA-ee) |
| Arabic | الخياطة (al-khee-YAH-tah) |
| Russian | шитьё (sheet-YOH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | costura (koosh-TOO-ruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | costura (kohs-TOO-rah) |
| Japanese | おさいほう (oh-sah-ee-HOH) |
| German | Nähen (NAY-en) |
| Urdu | سلائی (si-LAI) |
| Punjabi | ਸਿਲਾਈ (sih-LIE) |
| Korean | 바느질 (bah-nuh-JEEL) |
| Hebrew | תְּפִירָה (tfee-RAH) |
| Greek | ράψιμο (RAH-psee-mo) |
| Dutch | naaien (NAH-yun) |
| Tagalog | pananahi (pa-na-NA-hee) |
| Vietnamese | may vá (my VAH) |
| Turkish | dikiş (dee-KEESH) |
| Persian | دوختن (dookh-TAN) |
| Polish | szycie (SHIH-cheh) |
| Ukrainian | шиття (shih-TYAH) |
| Bengali | সেলাই (sheh-LAI) |
| Swedish | sy (soo) |
| Italian | cucito (koo-CHEE-toh) |
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