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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wearingnoun

   Cloaths.

   Etymology: from wear.

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

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

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   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

   US English

   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. Howard Stern several years ago:

   We've got to cure AIDS so then we can go back to not wearing rubbers, those were the good old days.

2. Steven McCraw:

   Three minutes after the suspect entered the west building, there was a sufficient number of armed officers wearing body armor to isolate, distract, and neutralize the subject.

3. Proverb World:

   Stupid are finding it difficult to accept that they have been fooled in the name of covid by media by constantly showing fabricated stories of corona virus increase cases and stupid still roam around wearing masks most of the time and biggest fools even got their kids to wear masks

4. Helle Merete Brix:

   They tried to shoot their way into the conference room, i saw one of them running by, wearing a mask. There was no way to tell his face. I'm not even sure if there was one or two.

5. Police Chief Link Strate:

   I can tell you that Gordon was targeted because he was wearing an Arvada police uniform and a badge, officer Beesley was ambushed by a person who expressed hatred of police officers.

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