About The Word Wearing

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Wearing

Wearing Meaning & Definition
Wearing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wearing?

[n] the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
[n] the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
[adj] producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wearing: eating away | effortful | eroding | erosion | exhausting | tiring | wear | wearing away | wearying

Related Terms | Find terms related to Wearing:

See Also | ablation | abrasion | act | attrition | beach erosion | chatter mark | corrasion | deflation | detrition | geological process | human action | human activity | planation | soil erosion

Wearing In Webster's Dictionary

\Wear"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption. Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his wearing. --Latimer. 2. That which is worn; clothes; garments. [Obs.] Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. --Shak.
\Wear"ing\, a. Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.

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