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

  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. Eric Garcetti:

    CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW We outweigh the risks of our situation for other goals, health benefits of connection, and normal routine. It can make people vulnerable to suggestions to bend COVID-19 safety guidelines, she said. We initially may have been fearful, but as we start to gain control we become more confident to confront situations that may have scared us. As a result, as the pandemic continues, some of us have adjusted and started to underestimate the actual threat, ignore situational hazards, and dont take COVID-19 risks as seriously. Speaking to Fox News, Dr. Collin Reiff, a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, likened caution fatigue to swimming in the ocean. People go swimming in the ocean, a potentially dangerous place, and dont take flotation devices with them. If you dont see anyone drown, you feel fine doing it, he said. But if we hear that 100,000 people died [while swimming in the ocean], and 180,000 could drown by October, you would see more people wearing a flotation device, he said, referringto a recent report that U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing face masks. Reiff also hypothesized that cognitive dissonance might play a part in those who find themselves having a more lax attitude toward recommended safety precautions. Experts still recommend safety precautions such as practicing social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a face covering while in public. (iStock) I think some of it is fatigue, but I think another part of it is that a lot of people havent been [as directly] impacted by the novel coronavirus, he said, noting that the virus had a more direct impact on those living in cities that were hit hard at the start of the pandemic, such as New York City and Philadelphia. CORONAVIRUS INFECTS 60 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK TRIP TO MEXICO It may not be so much fatigue but their experience with COVID [the precautions] are not convenient for me any longer.

  2. George Will:

    In the 1940s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line, wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets. A 1980s survey lists these top seven drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault. (Arson, gang warfare and venereal disease are also-rans.)

  3. Dean Blumberg:

    Weve learned more due to research and additional scientific evidence and now we know [ that ] not only wearing a mask prevents the person wearing the mask to transmit to others, but wearing the mask protects the person whos wearing it.

  4. George Bernard Shaw:

    Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die and do not outlive yourself.

  5. Maisie Squires:

    My back burnt like this as I was not aware of the heat that was directly on my back and also I have very fair skin, meaning I burn easily, if I had not of [sic] put sun cream on my back, it wouldve been so much worse, she continued. I just hope that people see how dangerous the sun actually is and hopefully my horrific mistake has been a big lesson to most people and also me myself. Squires has shared her story to Facebook, where her post has since gone viral with over 12,000 shares and 20,000 comments as of Saturday afternoon. The girls father, Dean Squires told The Sun that his daughters sunburn was much worse in real life and verifies that his daughter had been wearing sunscreen on the front and back of her body during the unfortunate snorkeling trip. She was wearing sun cream on front and back, hetold the outlet. Ive never seen as bad before. We know teenagers dont listen, but she was wearing cream and was still burnt. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Hopefully itll be a good warning to other people, Dean Squiresadded. Likewise, a spokespersonfor the British Association of Dermatologists recommended that swimmers and snorkelers wear protective clothing when spending long periods of time in the sun as an extra precaution against dangerous UV rays.

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