- present participle of wear.
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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The gang of at least four men were communicating by walkie talkies and they were all wearing post office-style clothing as well as make up, fake tan and glasses.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
The speculation could be connected to Swift wearing a T-shirt that read "Stevie Knicks" when she was at MSG earlier this month for a Knicks basketball game.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Some tourists waited under a pine tree while others hurried up the Via dei Fori Imperiali, wearing hats or carrying umbrellas to escape the infernal sun.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
“But it also has this weird claim to fame, you know,” she says, as a regular enters the shop wearing a Pinky T-shirt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Because of course, Berlin was wearing her program T-shirt and probably Marcie had called ahead.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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