What does wearing mean?

Definitions for wearing
ˈwɛər ɪŋwear·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing awaynoun

    (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

  2. wear, wearingadjective

    the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

    "she bought it for everyday wear"

  3. exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearyingadjective

    producing exhaustion

    "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

Wiktionary

  1. wearingnoun

    the mechanical process of eroding or grinding

  2. wearingadjective

    intended to be worn

  3. wearingadjective

    causing tiredness

  4. wearingadjective

    causing erosion

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Wearingnoun

    Cloaths.

    Etymology: from wear.

    It was his bidding;
    Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. wearing

    Wearing refers to the act of putting on or donning clothing, accessories, or any items that are meant to be worn on the body for protection, warmth, fashion, or other purposes. It involves physically adorning oneself with garments or articles to cover or dress the body.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wearing

    of Wear

  2. Wearingnoun

    the act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption

  3. Wearingnoun

    that which is worn; clothes; garments

  4. Wearingadjective

    pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WEARING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wearing is ranked #41303 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Wearing surname appeared 527 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wearing.

    50.4% or 266 total occurrences were Black.
    44% or 232 total occurrences were White.
    2.6% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.4% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'wearing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2148

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'wearing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1761

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wearing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wearing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wearing in a Sentence

  1. Rachel Weiss:

    I make my decisions for our family and for my kids based on,' Will I be OK with that decision 10 years from now ?' if one of my kids, or Rachel Weiss, or family member ended up with long haul( Covid), because I was tired of wearing a mask or wanted to go to something that I knew was unsafe -- but it was just easier to say yes to -- would I be OK with that decision ? For me, the answer is no.

  2. Walker Buehler:

    Him being in Anaheim for so long, I don’t know if any of us could have imagined he’d be wearing our uniform, but a big hit for us tonight, and obviously we’re excited to have him in there.

  3. Kristy Wimberly:

    Finally making that decision to have my leg cut off was the best thing I ever did. It’s totally changed my confidence. ' CINDERELLA WEIGHT ’ IS A DANGEROUS VIRAL DIET GOAL, EXPERTS WARN For the first time in my life I am wearing shorts and short dresses. When I do wear pants I cut off one of the legs to show off my prosthesis. I'm so proud of it, and thankful for the new life it's given me.

  4. Mark Echeverria:

    One of the reasons why Quentin personally is drawn to the restaurant is because he loves that kind of antiquity...We're timeless, and so we didn't have to go dig through a bunch of archives to find what the servers were wearing or what the tables looked like.

  5. Megan Pohlmeier:

    Principal Thomas Szlanda pulled me out of line and said, ‘ I talked to you and your father and you are not to be wearing that. If I see you wearing that again, you will not receive your diploma, ’.

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