wearing

[ wair-ing ]

adjective

1. gradually impairing or wasting:

   Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.

2. wearying or exhausting:

   a wearing task.

3. relating to or made for wear.

wearing

/ ˈwɛərɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing fatigue or exhaustion; tiring

Derived Forms

• ˈwearingly, adverb

Other Words From

• wearing·ly adverb
• un·wearing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wearing¹

First recorded in 1805–15; wear + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The jury’s been shown police body worn camera footage in which Mr Thomas, wearing a heavily blood stained top, told police he had been hurt and was acting in self-defence.

From BBC

But he worries that some people put these things on and feel invincible, like they’re wearing “Superman’s cape.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was also wearing a harness, which had a mount for a camera, and bore the words, in English, “Equipment St Petersburg”.

From BBC

In April this year, a man was found guilty of wearing a headband in support of Hamas at a pro-Palestinian rally in central London.

From BBC

I recall marching down Fifth Avenue in 1968 in a Veterans Day parade wearing my cadet dress uniform.

From Salon