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wearing Definition

wear·ing (wer′iŋ)

adjective

  1. of or intended for wear wearing apparel
  2. causing wear, or gradual impairment or diminution
  3. wearying; tiring

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wearing

modif.

tiring, exhausting, nerve-racking, jolting, hard, difficult, long, endless, discomforting, upsetting.

Antonyms stimulating*, invigorating*, bracing.

wearing Usage Examples

Object

  • helmet: Helmets can't protect you from cars: wearing a helmet absolutely does not mean you can forget about riding safely!
  • hat: Good job I'm wearing the cricket hat else I'd be fried.

Preposition: of

  • hijab: Subsequently, on 9 December 2003, the government of Bavaria unveiled a draft law prohibiting the wearing of the hijab in public schools.
wearing Quotes

I wrote in my diaries about†good meals that I have eaten and am wearing today.

—Bush, Barbara Pierce

Browse dictionary entries near wearing

  1. ‹ weariness
  2. ‹ wearily
  3. ‹ wearilessness
  4. ‹ wearilessly
  5. ‹ weariless
  6. ‹ wearifulness
  7. ‹ wearifully
  8. ‹ weariful
  9. ‹ weariest
  10. ‹ wearier
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