Wearing
Meaning of Wearing
adjective
- mentally or physically tiring.
it would be a lot less wearing if we could work together amicably
a plan of action will make the whole event a less wearing experience
- have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.
he was wearing a dark suit
the firefighters were wearing breathing apparatus
- damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use.
the track has been worn down in part to bare rock
shells worn smooth by the sea
- pass (a period of time) in some activity.
spinning long stories, wearing half the day
- tolerate; accept.
the environmental health people wouldn't wear it
Old English werian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vestis ‘clothing’.
verb, gerund or present participle- bring (a ship) about by turning its head away from the wind.
Shannon gives the order to wear ship
early 17th century: of unknown origin.
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Hyphenation of Wearing
Wear-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- Wearing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Wearing synonyms
Meaning exhausting:
Meaning erosion:
Meaning wear:
Meaning cause (someone) to feel exhausted:
Meaning causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality:
Meaning cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry:
Meaning gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power):
Meaning causing mental or emotional stress:
Meaning calling for a great amount of energy or endurance; tiring and tedious:
Meaning causing overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment:
Meaning (of a task) requiring much skill or effort:
Meaning making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources:
Meaning physically or mentally demanding:
Meaning difficult or annoying; hard to endure:
Meaning testing one's abilities; demanding:
Meaning difficult to carry out or fulfil; taxing:
Meaning involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring:
Meaning extremely tiring and demanding:
Meaning physically and mentally demanding; arduous:
Meaning (of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end:
Meaning (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty:
Meaning needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand:
Meaning solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced:
Meaning (of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling:
Meaning of great weight; difficult to lift or move:
Meaning requiring considerable time and effort:
Meaning causing a person to become unable to walk or move properly:
Meaning requiring or using great effort or exertion:
Meaning extremely thorough and careful:
Meaning sloping upwards:
Meaning wear or display (a distinctive item):
Meaning a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge:
Meaning (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land):
Meaning scrape or wear away by friction or erosion:
Meaning clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent:
Meaning score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object:
Meaning drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter:
Meaning make a harsh, grating noise:
Meaning be constantly or visibly anxious:
Meaning destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action:
Meaning (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution:
Meaning let (someone) have or do something:
Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:
Meaning give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent):
Meaning give official permission or approval for (an action):
Meaning accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive):
Meaning allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of:
Meaning suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently:
Meaning manage to tolerate (a situation or experience):
Meaning wear or require (a particular size of garment or type of complementary article):
Meaning be able to endure or tolerate:
Meaning bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:
Meaning experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant or arduous):
Meaning tolerate or submit to (something unpleasant or undesired):
Meaning put up with or meekly accept (something unwelcome):
Meaning allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference:
Meaning a small stream:
Meaning admit as acceptable or possible:
Meaning a pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat and on which an oar pivots:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning cut with rough or heavy blows:
Meaning be unable to tolerate (someone or something):
Meaning endure or accept (an obnoxious thing or person):
Meaning tolerate:
Wearing antonyms
Meaning serving to refresh or reinvigorate someone:
Meaning reducing tension or anxiety:
Anagrams of Wearing
Words that rhyme with Wearing
Ring, ring, Baring, Dearing, Spearing, Waring, Zearing, abearing, afearing, affearing, afterhearing, anearing, appearing, ashlaring, backbearing, baring, bearing, beggaring, besmearing, bevaring, bewaring, blaring, blearing, burglaring, calendaring, caring, cellaring, charing, cheddaring, cheeseparing, childbearing, chivaring, clearing, coappearing, collaring, comparing, compearing, daring, dearing, declaring, dellaring, desugaring, disappearing, dogearing, drearing, earing, emparing, endearing, ensearing, ensnaring
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