What does wearing mean?

Definitions for wearing
ˈwɛər ɪŋwear·ing

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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. Ariana Grande:

    I love this clothing and the confidence and joy it brings to the people wearing it, not only is the clothing timeless and beautiful but I'm proud to work with a brand that makes people feel celebrated for who they are, and unapologetic about whatever they want to be.

  2. Jim DeWitt:

    I used to think bad dream it’ll surely go away if you wait long enough, better if you could start all over wearing just the birthday suit – but since, I’ve learned that’s out so instead go therapeutically to a lonely far-off place, shout “too much” twenty times, return & laugh hysterically and then breathe a silent thanks for sincere smiles, warm welcomes and adults consenting mutually…

  3. Pat Moret:

    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.

  4. Francis Dodsworth:

    The main problem that people wearing masks throws up is the sheer volume of people suddenly covering their faces, it could create opportunities for people who want to cover their face for nefarious reasons. They could potentially now do so without raising suspicion.

  5. Superintendent Donna McMullan:

    For the most part, our community trusts the leaders in Jefferson City Schools to make decisions that are in the best interest of our students and staff, our school leaders are focused on establishing a culture that promotes the importance of wearing face coverings along with other recommended mitigation strategies, which include social distancing and frequent hand washing.

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