Definition
Present participle of 'hew'; the act of chopping or shaping something with an axe or similar tool.
Etymology
Regular present participle formation from 'hew,' adding '-ing' (Old English '-ing' or '-ung'). The '-ing' ending transforms verbs into gerunds or continuous forms and has been productive since Old English.
Kelly Says
The '-ing' suffix is one of English's greatest gifts—it lets us talk about actions as ongoing or as nouns ('hewing' as a skill or trade), a flexibility that languages like French or Spanish struggle with using different constructions.
Translations
CSČeština
sekání
seh-ka-nee
DADansk
hugning
HOO-gn-ing
DEDeutsch
Schneiden
SHNY-den
ELΕλληνικά
ξυλοκοπή
zee-lo-koh-pee
ESEspañol
tallado
ta-LAH-doh
FAفارسی
تختهکاری
takh-teh-ka-ree
FISuomi
hakkaaminen
hak-kah-mee-nen
HEעברית
צלילה
tzee-lee-lah
HUMagyar
faragás
fah-rah-gaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
penebangan
peh-neh-ban-gan
ITItaliano
fienagione
fyeh-nah-zhohn-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
penebangan
peh-neh-ban-gan
NLNederlands
hakken
hak-ken
NONorsk
hugging
HOO-gn-ing
PLPolski
tłoczenie
wt-cheh-n-yeh
PTPortuguês
desbaste
desh-BAH-stuh
RORomână
tăiere
tah-ye-reh
RUРусский
тесание
tess-ah-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
huggning
hOO-gn-ing
SWKiswahili
kuchimba
koo-chim-bah
TEతెలుగు
తొక్కటం
tok-ka-tan
TLTL
pag-a-gupit
pa-ga-goo-pit
UKУкраїнська
тесання
tes-san-nya
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-lah