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wearing

[wair-ing]

adjective

  1. gradually impairing or wasting.

    Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.

  2. wearying or exhausting.

    a wearing task.

  3. relating to or made for wear.



wearing

/ ˈɛəɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing fatigue or exhaustion; tiring

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • wearingly adverb
  • unwearing adjective
  • ˈɱ𲹰Բ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wearing1

First recorded in 1805–15; wear + -ing 2
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The suspect, described as a white man with brown hair wearing body armor over a blue uniform-style shirt and pants, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.

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Later in the day, violence breaks out when a number of people wearing masks break away from the peaceful protest, build barricades and attack properties on Clonavon Terrace.

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The guards did not admit the visitors, who were wearing civilian clothes.

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Within seconds, he said, one of them — wearing a vest with “Border Patrol Federal Agent” written on the back — approached him.

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As she pulled up closer to the vehicle, she said she saw men handcuffing a man wearing an orange shirt and white shorts.

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