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• present participle of shave.

shaving

American  

[shey-ving] / ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ /

noun

shavings plural

1. Often shavings. a very thin piece or slice, especially of wood.

2. the act of a person or thing that shaves.

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shaving British  

/ ˈʃeɪvɪŋ /

noun

1. a thin paring or slice, esp of wood, that has been shaved from something

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1. used when shaving the face, etc

   shaving cream

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• shavings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of shaving

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at shave, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Forgiveness is posthumously granted through cinema, shaving away anything unpleasant that is no longer necessary to dwell on.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“We’ve not taken any pricing in the last two years — even longer than that,” he said about raising prices for company’s shaving and sunscreen products in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

That is even after Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, shaving as much as 16 million barrels from daily petroleum supplies, equivalent to 15% of prewar demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"If people asked what had happened, I would joke about a shaving mishap rather than admit the real reason."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

He felt his throat critically with one hand, then picked up his shaving brush and began to re-lather strategic parts of his face.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Related Words

• dose
• fragment
• item
• part
• portion
• sample
• shard
• slice
• sliver
• snippet
• taste
• trace