sawing
sawing is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, sawing is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofsawing
- To cut (something) with a saw.
Example: "They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;"
- To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
Example: "The fiddler sawed away at his instrument."
- To be cut with a saw.
Example: "The timber saws smoothly."
- To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
Example: "to saw boards or planks (i.e. to saw logs or timber into boards or planks)"
- The act by which something is sawn.
- (usually plural) A shaving or fragment of sawn material.
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