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单词 paring
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paring

noun

par·​ing ˈper-iŋ How to pronounce paring (audio)
1
: the act of cutting away an edge or surface
2
: something pared off
apple parings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The more enduring change in rate expectations following Powell’s speech was further paring of bets that the Fed’s policy rate, after peaking in March at around 3.80%, will decline by year-end. Fortune, 28 Aug. 2022 Chef’s at a minimum; gold star each for a serrated and a paring. Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 1 Aug. 2022 But the story of the Light Phone also illustrates the backsliding familiar to anyone who’s attempted a digital paring down—the way features, almost on their own, creep back into the picture. Wired, 28 July 2022 Some on the board in recent months had taken an activist mind-set with management to push for a more radical paring back of the investment bank, according to a person familiar with the bank. Margot Patrick, WSJ, 27 July 2022 The paring down is intensified by the handling of the lines of Anya Reiss’ fleet and extremely playable version of Chekhov. David Benedict, Variety, 8 July 2022 Such changes, however, aren’t expected to lead to a paring back of Mr. Xi’s expansion of the state’s role in the economy or to enhance China’s engagement with the West. Lingling Wei, WSJ, 11 May 2022 The paring enables both Kohl’s and JCP the ability to draw from the same private label development teams and manufacturing resources. Sanford Stein, Forbes, 2 May 2022 First, will the brutal paring down of the social safety net plan, all in an effort to appease two Senate moderates, further undermine support for passing it among the large bloc of House progressives? Stephen Collinson, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

paring 1 of 2

noun

as in shaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shaving
  • clipping
  • splinter
  • sliver
  • cutting
  • chunk
  • chop
  • segment
  • portion
  • length
  • snippet
  • section
  • part
  • hunk
  • cut
  • lump
  • slice
  • cutlet

paring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pare
as in cutting
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument pared the stray branches on the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shaving
  • cutting
  • trimming
  • clipping
  • pruning
  • snipping
  • cropping
  • shearing
  • mowing
  • docking
  • whittling
  • bobbing
  • nipping
  • cutting back
  • polling
  • manicuring
  • curtailing
  • lopping (off)
  • skiving
  • shortening
  • pinching
  • stumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extending
  • lengthening
  • elongating
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