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wearing
[ wair-ing ]
adjective
- gradually impairing or wasting:
Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
- wearying or exhausting:
a wearing task.
- relating to or made for wear.
wearing
/ ˈɛəɪŋ /
adjective
- causing fatigue or exhaustion; tiring
Derived Forms
- ˈɱԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ɱiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ɱiԲ adjective
Example Sentences
From the Southgate Centre, on the city’s southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.
A mass of people wearing JSO's orange vests rallied in Westminster on Saturday after the group claimed a victory on new oil and gas licences and said "we're hanging up the hi vis".
Stan resists that notion, although as he looks at his young daughter wearing a goofy rubber dog mask, he admits, “Got a feeling I might do somebody else some harm, though.”
In an email from the school, parents were told one-hour same-day detentions would also be given out for misdemeanours including forgetting stationery, wearing incorrect uniform and failure to complete homework.
On race day, Lucy will be wearing a Macmillan top with the letters 'MUM' on the back.
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