wearing

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: wĕrʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Homophones: waring, Waring === Adjective === wearing (comparative more wearing, superlative most wearing) (not comparable) Intended to be worn. Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience. Synonyms: draining, tiresome; see also Thesaurus:fatiguing Causing erosion. That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === wearing (plural wearings) The mechanical process of eroding or grinding. The act by which something is worn. formal crown-wearings That which is worn; clothes; garments. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === wearing present participle and gerund of wear === Derived terms === hard-wearing wearing apparel === References === “wearing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Gwinear, Wareing, Wiganer, Winegar