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Princeton's WordNet

  1. paring, sliver, shavingnoun

    a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

  2. paringnoun

    (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel

    "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"

Wiktionary

  1. paringnoun

    A fragment or shaving that has been pared.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Paringnoun

    That which is pared off any thing; the rind.

    Etymology: from pare.

    Virginity breeds mites, much like a cheese; and consumes itself to the very paring. William Shakespeare.

    To his guest, tho’ no way sparing,
    He eat himself the rind and paring. Alexander Pope.

    In May, after rain, pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills high, and enlarge their breadth. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

ChatGPT

  1. paring

    Paring generally refers to the act of cutting off the outer layer or removing small pieces from something, typically using a knife or other sharp tool. It is commonly used in relation to food preparation, such as paring an apple or potato, but can also refer to reducing or diminishing something gradually or in small amounts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Paring

    of Pare

  2. Paringverb

    the act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything

  3. Paringverb

    that which is pared off

  4. Etymology: [From Pare, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Paring

    pār′ing, n. act of trimming or cutting off: that which is pared off: rind: the cutting off of the surface of grass land for tillage.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of paring in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of paring in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of paring in a Sentence

  1. Aditi Nayar:

    The budget should focus on trimming of unproductive schemes, paring of subsidy expenditure would help free up resources to boost infrastructure spending.

  2. Executive Director Kristen Amundson:

    But it is always better if school administrators use good judgment and discretion, that's how we end up not having to hear a case of a kindergartner who brought a little paring knife to school suddenly being recommended for expulsion for bringing a weapon to school.

  3. Sarah House:

    The fact that we see that paring down suggests that the demand backdrop is starting to soften, and maybe they just don’t see the reason to hire and expand as much as they had previously.

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