Definitions for wearing
ˈwɛər ɪŋwear·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wearingnoun

   the mechanical process of eroding or grinding

2. wearingadjective

   intended to be worn

3. wearingadjective

   causing tiredness

4. wearingadjective

   causing erosion

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Matched Categories

1. • Geological Process
   • Geology

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

How to pronounce wearing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say wearing in sign language?

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. Lincoln Park Police Department:

   It was stated in the original post that we believedthe excessive wearing of an N95 mask was a contributing factor to this accident.

2. Filippa Bua:

   I first felt sorry for the man, thinking that he had a prosthesis and wondering if I had somehow forced him to give me the wrong arm, but then he admitted he was wearing the fake arm on purpose to avoid getting the vaccine !

3. Nathan Darsch:

   All these policies have just instituted fear on campus. There was technically a snitch policy, like you could anonymously tip people for not wearing masks, what was especially egregious was how enforcement was supposed to be handled at Trinity. They put the responsibility of these policies being enforced on the educators.

4. Timothy Trybus:

   You should not be wearing that in the United States of America.

5. Monica Lewinsky:

   Now I admit I made mistakes — especially wearing that beret — but the attention and judgment that I received — not the story, but that I personally received — was unprecedented, i was branded as a tramp, tart, slut, whore, bimbo and, of course, 'that woman.' I was known by many, but actually known by few. I get it. It was easy to forget 'that woman' was dimensional and had a soul.

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