Meaning of WEARING
| Pronunciation: | | w'ering
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | eating away, effortful, eroding, erosion, exhausting, tiring, wear, wearing away, wearying |
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| | See Also: | | ablation, abrasion, act, attrition, beach erosion, chatter mark, corrasion, deflation, detrition, geological process, human action, human activity, planation, soil erosion | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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