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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Donald Milton:

   The best vaccine against fear is knowledge and empowering people to take care of themselves, why wearing a mask is important is because it blocks the aerosols at their source, when it is easy to block them.

2. Sun Shuopeng:

   In the city of Wuhan after one month since the adoption of the lockdown policy, we see a decreasing trend from the peak of the disease, here in Milan, the hardest hit area by Covid-19, there isn't a very strict lockdown : public transportation is still working and people are still moving around, you're still having dinners and parties in the hotels and you're not wearing masks. We need every citizen to be involved in the fight of Covid-19 and follow this policy.

3. Duyeon Kim:

   His overarching message was confident, normal, sophisticated... reminiscent of the feel as the Singapore summit setting, wearing a suit and tie, but he still sent a very firm word of caution, bordering a nuanced threat, that if Washington doesn't keep its Singapore promise and continues with sanctions, then he has Plan B in mind and will go his separate way. He's exuding confidence that his country isn't hung up over the Duyeon Kim, that they can still prosper without Washington.

4. Jonathan Darracott:

   Having a dial on view was not to everybody's taste, especially if you were wearing fine jewelries, and hiding the piece under some diamonds was a very decent way of having a watch without being perceived of having a watch.

5. Leah Tornabene:

   We were watching the show together and I didn't even notice that the dog wasn't wearing a vest, i was quite surprised that a child at age eight could recognize that there was an issue there, and that he could find a solution to fix that problem. It made me very proud to see him doing this.

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