seam
noun
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
seaming
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present participleof seam.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But he only lasted seven balls, edging a seaming delivery into the safe hands of Marnus Labuschagne at third slip.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
After the entire first day was washed out by rain, India chose to bat on a lively, seaming pitch and were dismissed for the third-lowest total in their Test history.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
A seminal and comprehensive history; Times critic Bharati Mukherjee called Takaki’s method “extraordinary, seaming together meticulous scholarship, impassioned analysis, popular culture and personal memoir.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
The contoured silhouettes with intricate seaming, embroidery and couture detailing looked deceptively more expensive than their retail price.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2020
As the gloom rises up out of the earth, bands of dark red gather on the horizon, seaming the clear bronze of the sky, that passes upward into olive-color, merging in dark blue overhead.
From Ireland, Historic and Picturesque by Charles Johnston
