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wearing

American  
[wair-ing] / ˈwɛər ɪŋ /

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 British  
/ ˈwɛərɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing fatigue or exhaustion; tiring

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Other Word Forms

  • unwearing adjective
  • wearingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of wearing

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

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