clew
noun
clue.
clewing
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present participleof clew.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 then, if no second squall is coming, the mate will cut the clewing short with a stentorian 'Masthead the yards again!' on which the watch lay on to the halliards and haul—Ahay!
From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by William Charles Henry Wood
With great skill our pilot tried a "flying moor," letting our anchor go while we were forging ahead at a good rate, then immediately clewing up all sail.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Frank T. Bullen
Mr Ronald waved to her; and, to our no small satisfaction, we saw her clewing up her sails to speak to us.
From Old Jack by William Henry Giles Kingston
Last week I spent down in Warwickshire, clewing up the loose tackle, holding heart-to-heart conversations with Collingwood and my steward.
From Foe-Farrell by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Bruin met the attack by clewing himself into a round ball.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Charles A. Beach
