wearing
Americanadjective
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gradually impairing or wasting.
Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
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wearying or exhausting.
a wearing task.
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relating to or made for wear.
adjective
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Example Sentences
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Biologists and national park staff wearing masks and gloves set up dozens of small rectangular metal cages on trails outside Ushuaia as night fell.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
We’re the one that’s talking to the hairstylist to say, “OK, she’s wearing this dress, we got to do XYZ, LMNOP.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Mangione appeared in court for the brief hearing wearing a navy-blue suit.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Rai is the oddball wearing not one, but two gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
I squinted in the dusky light, trying to see if they were wearing uniforms, but it was impossible to tell.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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