- present participle of hew.
hewing
Example Sentences
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Johann Sebastian Bach composed some of his best works by hewing to a self-imposed fugal format.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Some vessels have exited the strait after making a brief diversion through a channel between two islands off Iran’s coast, Larak and Qeshm, and hewing close to Iran’s coast.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
But being a politician occasionally requires actual leadership, which means working to persuade voters of the merits of a position, rather than reflexively hewing to public opinion at any given moment.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
I’m sure someone’s meemaw is hewing now about how Saban deserves the ax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
There is a certain symbolic grace in the fatherly act of hewing away at a large roast, even if a man does not do it so very well.
From Life's Minor Collisions by Frances Lester Warner
