noun
sawing
Sawing (noun) means the act of cutting something with a saw. Example: “The sawing of the old oak took most of the afternoon.”
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The act of cutting something with a saw.
"As said, these investigations generally do not pay attention to saw kerf width and green size of sawn timber. These studies have mainly been made by practical test sawings and subsequently checked by geometric calculations."
— Finnish Paper and Timber (1966)
"The sawing of the old oak took most of the afternoon."
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What does “sawing” mean?
The word “sawing” means the act of cutting something with a saw.
How do you use “sawing” in a sentence?
Here is “sawing” used in a sentence: “The sawing of the old oak took most of the afternoon.”
What part of speech is “sawing”?
“Sawing” is a noun.
What is the meaning of sawing?
"sawing" (noun) means the act of cutting something with a saw.
