shearing.
Tending to cut or tear.
Meaning & usage
Tending to cut or tear.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing.
The act or operation of removing the fleece from a sheep, llama etc. with shears or a shearing machine
The removal of nap from cloth.
The material cut off in this way.
the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
Alternative form of shearling.
The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
the shearing of metal plates
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing.
present participle and gerund of shear
Where this word comes from
From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing.
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