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- [shey-ving]
- /ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ/
- /ˈʃeɪ.vɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shey-ving]
- /ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ/
Definitions of shaving word
- noun shaving the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved. 1
- noun shaving a thin slice; a shaving. 1
- noun shaving any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc. 1
- verb without object shaving to remove a growth of beard with a razor. 1
- verb with object shaving to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor. 1
- verb with object shaving to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away). 1
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Origin of shaving
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at shave, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shaving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shaving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shaving usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shaving
noun shaving
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- flake — fake2 (defs 2, 3).
- gobbet — a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
- lamella — a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as of bone, tissue, or cell walls.
- lamellae — a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as of bone, tissue, or cell walls.
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See also
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