ALL meanings of wearing
wear·ing
W w - adjective wearing gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes. 1
- adjective wearing wearying or exhausting: a wearing task. 1
- adjective wearing relating to or made for wear. 1
- verb with object wearing to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise. 1
- verb with object wearing to have or use on the person habitually: to wear a wig. 1
- verb with object wearing to bear or have in one's aspect or appearance: to wear a smile; to wear an air of triumph. 1
- verb with object wearing to cause (garments, linens, etc.) to deteriorate or change by wear: Hard use has worn these gloves. 1
- verb with object wearing to impair, deteriorate, or consume gradually by use or any continued process: Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. 1
- verb with object wearing to waste or diminish gradually by rubbing, scraping, washing, etc.: The waves have worn these rocks. 1
- verb with object wearing to make (a hole, channel, way, etc.) by such action. 1
- verb with object wearing to bring about or cause a specified condition in (a person or thing) by use, deterioration, or gradual change: to wear clothes to rags; to wear a person to a shadow. 1
- verb with object wearing to weary; fatigue; exhaust: Toil and care soon wear the spirit. 1
- verb with object wearing to pass (time) gradually or tediously (usually followed by away or out): We wore the afternoon away in arguing. 1
- verb with object wearing Nautical. to bring (a vessel) on another tack by turning until the wind is on the stern. 1
- verb with object wearing British Dialect. to gather and herd (sheep or cattle) to a pen or pasture. 1
- verb without object wearing to undergo gradual impairment, diminution, reduction, etc., from wear, use, attrition, or other causes (often followed by away, down, out, or off). 1
- verb without object wearing to retain shape, color, usefulness, value, etc., under wear, use, or any continued strain: a strong material that will wear; colors that wear well. 1
- verb without object wearing (of time) to pass, especially slowly or tediously (often followed by on or away): As the day wore on, we had less and less to talk about. 1
- verb without object wearing to have the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate, especially after a relatively long association: It's hard to get to know him, but he wears well. 1
- verb without object wearing Nautical. (of a vessel) to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. 1
- verb without object wearing Obsolete. to be commonly worn; to be in fashion. 1
- noun wearing the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears. 1
- noun wearing the state of being worn, as on the person. 1
- noun wearing clothing or other articles for wearing; especially when fashionable or appropriate for a particular function (often used in combination): travel wear; sportswear. 1
- noun wearing gradual impairment, wasting, diminution, etc., as from use: The carpet shows wear. 1
- noun wearing the quality of resisting deterioration with use; durability. 1
- idioms wearing wear thin, to diminish; weaken: My patience is wearing thin. to become less appealing, interesting, tolerable, etc.: childish antics that soon wore thin. 1
- adjective wearing tiring 1
- noun wearing Mentally or physically tiring. 1
- adjective wearing If you say that a situation or activity is wearing, you mean that it requires a lot of energy and makes you feel mentally or physically tired. 0
- adjective wearing causing fatigue or exhaustion; tiring 0
- adjective wearing of or intended for wear 0
- adjective wearing causing wear, or gradual impairment or diminution 0
- adjective wearing wearying; tiring 0