wearing

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Intended to be worn.
2. Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.
3. Causing erosion.
4. That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.

Noun

1. The mechanical process of eroding or grinding.
2. The act by which something is worn.
3. That which is worn; clothes; garments.

Verb

present participle and gerund of wear

wear

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

tiring

wear

bearing

tiresome

holding

exhausting

wearying

putting on

wearisome

wearing away

investing

carrying

sustaining

wear-and-tear

shod

dressing

assuming

eroding

use

erosion

clothing

abrasion

eating away

gruelling

have on

keeping

manipulation

observing

operation

ponderous

possessing

preserving

riding

scuff

straining

strenuous

summoning

tedious

troubling

trying

upholding

usage

usance

utilization

wear down

wear-out

wornout

herculean

foreworn

access

Translations

Tragen

yıpratıcı

chaussé

épuisant

che si logora

durevole

κουραστικός

abnützend

aufhabend

uso

calzante

tragend

vermoeiend

yorucu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɛɹɪŋ/

Sentences

Young girl wearing white holding colorful paper by her mouth .

A woman wearing a white glove peers over the crowd .

He felt silly wearing a tie to the informal gathering .

A woman wearing a blue shirt and a shirtless little boy are walking through a forest .