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wearing.

Intended to be worn.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɛːɹɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwɛːɹɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England/ˈwɜːɹɪŋɡ/

  1. Intended to be worn.

    not-comparable
    Clothes used to be called wearing apparel.

  2. Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.

  3. Causing erosion.

  4. That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.

noun/ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɛːɹɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwɛːɹɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England/ˈwɜːɹɪŋɡ/

  1. The mechanical process of eroding or grinding.

  2. The act by which something is worn.

  3. That which is worn; clothes; garments.

verb/ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɛːɹɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈwɛːɹɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England/ˈwɜːɹɪŋɡ/

  1. present participle and gerund of wear

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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