shaving

[ shey-ving ]

noun

1. Often shavings. a very thin piece or slice, especially of wood.
2. the act of a person or thing that shaves.

shaving

/ ˈʃeɪvɪŋ /

noun

1. a thin paring or slice, esp of wood, that has been shaved from something

adjective

1. used when shaving the face, etc

   shaving cream

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaving¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; shave, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I’ve been able to claim my queerness, my Blackness, even just shaving my hair and having my face being so shown.

From Los Angeles Times

He has proposed making tipped income tax-free, abolishing tax on social security payments and shaving corporation tax.

From BBC

Last year, Beverly Hills passed an ordinance banning people under 21 years old from having Silly String — or shaving cream or hair removal gel — in public on Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times

Put shaving cream, leave it like 10 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

Sticky white foam regularly piles up like shaving cream the shores of Van Etten Lake.

From Salon

Related Words

• dose
• fragment
• item
• part
• portion
• sample
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• slice
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• snippet
• taste
• trace