Some examples of word usage: clewing
1. The sailor spent hours clewing up the tangled lines on the deck.
(Matrosen verbrachten Stunden damit, die verwickelten Leinen auf dem Deck aufzuklären.)
2. The crew was clewing the sails to prepare for the storm.
(Η ομάδα ήταν καθαρή τα πανιά για να προετοιμαστεί για τη θύελλα.)
3. The captain ordered the sailors to start clewing the anchor for departure.
(O kapitán nařídil námořníkům, aby začali odvazovat kotvu pro odjezd.)
4. She was clewing up the mess in her room before her guests arrived.
(Elle nettoyait le désordre dans sa chambre avant l'arrivée de ses invités.)
5. The fisherman was clewing his nets after a long day at sea.
(El pescador estaba desenrollando sus redes después de un largo día en el mar.)
6. The mechanic was clewing the engine before starting the repair work.
(Thợ cơ khí đang làm sạch động cơ trước khi bắt đầu công việc sửa chữa.)