clearing
noun
Origin of clearing
clear
adjective, clear·er, clear·est.
adverb, clear·er, clear·est.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Verb Phrases
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Related Words for clearing
clearance, expanse, opening, dell, glade, gap, margin, allowance, headroomExamples from the Web for clearing
Contemporary Examples of clearing
Not only will it immediately save lives, but the threat of jail time has a way of clearing the mind on subjects such as these.
A morning mist hung over everything, clearing occasionally to reveal lone fishermen.
He was clearing the decks for the president who had defeated Hillary in the 2008 primaries.
Clearing the river of legal commercial traffic, Naw Kham now had total control over what and who moved on the water.
Politically, this new report “clearing” Chris Christie is anticlimactic and largely irrelevant.
Historical Examples of clearing
Now he scanned the trees on the edge of the clearing with painful anxiety.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
The thousand or so human beings who crowded the clearing might not have existed.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
"I guess you don't like the table here," she observed icily, clearing away.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
"Well, I 'most wish we'd had her come home," said he at last, clearing his throat.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
On her way back she had to pass through the woods, where, on one side, was a clearing.
Welsh Fairy TalesWilliam Elliott Griffis