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[ shey-ving ] / ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shaving ON THESAURUS.COM
nounOften shavings. a very thin piece or slice, especially of wood. the act of a person or thing that shaves. Origin of shavingMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at shave, -ing1 Words nearby shavingshaver, shavetail, Shavian, Shaviana, shavie, shaving, shaving brush, shaving cream, shaving horse, shaving soap, Shavuot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shavingShaving your head is passe and even tattoos are fading as a personalized cultural statement. This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has Ended|Nick Gillespie|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST But shaving quickly became a hassle; the tedious measure of the day at work ahead. Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point|Tim Teeman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST We need to take a razor and make a boundary in the shaving foam, people. Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point|Tim Teeman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Shaving: the most boring, tedious thing a man must do in his little retinue of personal upkeep chores. Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point|Tim Teeman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a big difference between imagining not shaving and actually trying to not shave. Meet the Professor of Hairy Studies|Lizzie Crocker|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Alluding to the custom of the Indian of shaving off all the hair except the scalp-lock. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Athearn Jones The shaving and the kick might fittingly have been suppressed with dignity added to the picture of stern Wamba on horseback. Toledo. The Story of an Old Spanish Capital|Hannah Lynch There were no looking-glasses in the Presbytery but uncle had a piece not bigger than my two hands for his shaving. The Arrow of Gold|Joseph Conrad He was shaving, and in consequence his sentences were a little jerky. The Children of Wilton Chase|Mrs. L. T. Meade The custom of shaving and nicking the head of a fool is very old. Folk-lore of Shakespeare|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
British Dictionary definitions for shaving
nouna thin paring or slice, esp of wood, that has been shaved from something adjectiveused when shaving the face, etcshaving cream 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 shavingtrim, pare, kiss, shred, skim, brush, slash, cut down, shear, prune, cut, peel, clip, strip, decorticate, crop, graze, plane, barber, skin |