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wearing

noun

1 wearing

geology The mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).

synonyms: eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing away.

Dutch: bodemerosie, corrosie, erosie

2 wearing

The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment.

synonym: wear.

adjective

1 wearing

Producing exhaustion:
— The visit was especially wearing.

synonyms: exhausting, tiring, wearying.

Roget 841: wearying etc. v.; wearing; wearisome, tiresome, irksome; uninteresting, stupid, bald, devoid of interest, dry, monotonous, dull, ... show more


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