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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.
Origin of wearing First recorded in 1805–15; wear + -ing2
OTHER WORDS FROM wearing wear·ing·ly, adverb un·wear·ing, adjective Words nearby wearing wear another hat, wear down, We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, weariful, weariless, wearing , wearing apparel, wearing course, wearisome, wear off, wear one's heart on one's sleeve
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Example sentences from the Web for wearing She is wearing a crop top, and Andrew has his arm wrapped around her waist.
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Otis says he was wearing a tan jacket similar to one described by witnesses.
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She was not wearing hejab but more surprising that that, is married to an Englishman.
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Wearing the right foot of a chicken was considered good luck.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Weirich said whenever she saw Fox, she was wearing something too tight.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen | Sharon Adarlo| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It fought every inch of the way, wearing down pony and rider until they were almost exhausted.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee Patchin
Then they reverted to the question of her wearing man's dress.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole France
Portrait of Rembrandt, seen in a front view, wearing a fur cap of a round form, and a mantle.
Rembrandt and His Works | John Burnet
He was carrying compromising papers and wearing civilian dress when seized by an American party and held under close arrest.
Washington and his Comrades in Arms | George Wrong
It was something of an advantage not to be wearing a helmet.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance
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British Dictionary definitions for wearing adjective causing fatigue or exhaustion; tiring
Derived forms of wearing wearingly , adverb 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
Words related to wearing exhausting, draining