What does Wearing mean?
Definitions for Wearing
ˈwɛər ɪŋwear·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Wearing.
Princeton's WordNet
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing awaynoun
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
wear, wearingadjective
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
"she bought it for everyday wear"
exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearyingadjective
producing exhaustion
"an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
Wiktionary
wearingnoun
the mechanical process of eroding or grinding
wearingadjective
intended to be worn
wearingadjective
causing tiredness
wearingadjective
causing erosion
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wearingnoun
Cloaths.
Etymology: from wear.
It was his bidding;
Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
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
Wearing
of Wear
Wearingnoun
the act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption
Wearingnoun
that which is worn; clothes; garments
Wearingadjective
pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Wearing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2148
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Wearing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1761
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Wearing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Wearing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Wearing in a Sentence
People weren't wearing hearing protection, it's like being right next to a speaker at a rock concert, you can't yell over a 120-decibel megaphone.
The guys I was competing against were also wearing some sort of carbon fiber-plated shoe and I was able to compete against them and feel strong, it's more just( about) taking the playing field back to even.
We do have ground entry rules, and those ground entry rules are really focused on everyone’s quiet enjoyment of the tennis. So that’s not about what people are wearing; it’s about the way people behave.
There won't be any requirements regarding masks outside. We still strongly recommend wearing the mask inside, unless Ashish Jha've been vaccinated, we'll find some balance there.
Worst case scenario is that they have to dive them out. So they're being fully immersed in water, wearing what we know is a full face mask or maybe even some sort of commercial dive helmet to make it a little less stressful for them. But it will be a truly terrifying experience.
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