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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He said the mother said guns were missing and that her son left with a companion wearing camouflage outfits.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Sources told the BBC that the accused simply stood pointing his mobile at the training session, while wearing in-ear headphones.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Several Mangione supporters were at court Monday, many wearing T-shirts emblazoned with slogans calling for his release.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Rai is the oddball wearing not one, but two gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
They were wearing combat helmets low over their ears, rifles strapped to their shoulders.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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