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present participle of shave.

Definitions

shaving

[shey-ving] / ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ /

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bit n.
chip n.
flake n.
minim n.
ort n.
sliver n.
smidgen n.
splinter n.
tittle n.

NOUN

bit

Synonyms

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

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atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dot driblet droplet end excerpt flake fraction grain iota jot lick lump mite modicum moiety molecule morsel niggle parcel particle peanuts pinch scale scintilla scrap section segment share shred smidgen snatch snip specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump tittle trickle

WEAK

chicken feed

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entirety lot whole

STRONG

agreement glob

NOUN

chip

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slice wafer

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dent flake fragment gobbet nick notch paring part scrap scratch sliver wedge

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

NOUN

flake

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leaf

STRONG

cell disk drop foil lamella lamina layer membrane pellicle plate scab section sheet skin slice sliver wafer

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whole

NOUN

minim

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STRONG

atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dose dot dram driblet drop droplet end excerpt flake fraction fragment grain iota item jot lick mite modicum molecule morsel ounce parcel part particle peanuts pinch portion sample scale scintilla scrap scruple section segment shard share shred slice sliver smidgen snip snippet specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump taste tittle trace trickle trifle whit

WEAK

chicken feed moiety niggle ort snatch

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agreement entirety glob lot total whole

NOUN

ort

Synonyms

WEAK

atom butt chicken feed chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dose dot dram driblet drop droplet end excerpt flake fraction fragment grain iota item jot lick lump minim mite modicum moiety molecule morsel niggle ounce parcel part particle peanuts pinch portion sample scale scintilla scrap scruple section segment shard share shred slice sliver smidgen snatch snip snippet specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump taste tittle trace trickle trifle whit

NOUN

sliver

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flake fragment shred slice snippet

STRONG

bit paring snip splinter thorn

Antonyms

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whole

NOUN

smidgen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

iota morsel sliver whiff

STRONG

atom crumb dab dash drop fraction fragment grain mite particle pinch scintilla scrap shard shred speck tad taste trace whisper

WEAK

chicken feed little bit small amount small bit small quantity wee bit

Antonyms

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lot

STRONG

entirety glob total whole

NOUN

splinter

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sliver

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bit chip flake fragment needle paring wood

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

NOUN

tittle

Synonyms

STRONG

atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dose dot dram driblet drop droplet end excerpt flake fraction fragment grain iota item jot lick lump minim mite modicum moiety molecule morsel ounce parcel part particle peanuts pinch portion sample scale scintilla scrap scruple section segment shard share shred slice sliver smidgen snip snippet specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump taste trace trickle trifle whit

WEAK

chicken feed niggle ort snatch

Antonyms

STRONG

agreement entirety glob lot total whole

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shaving shavings

She decided to embrace her new look, by shaving her head after she lost some of her hair from chemotherapy.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Cancer has a way of taking things you never realized you’d grieve,” she wrote alongside a video of the parents shaving Whimsy’s head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

That’s not the case for James Stolis, a chemical engineer in Las Vegas, who declared independence from his follicles last July 4 by shaving his head on a mountaintop in California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Kluska believes uniQure has a clear shot at launching the drug by late 2027, shaving years off Cantor’s original 2030 timeline.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

It took Pomp some time to complete the shaving, he not being accustomed to that work.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Tractor Supply is responding by lowering prices on some of its popular items, including pine shavings for animal bedding and premium pet-food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

But the inspectors discovered what appeared to be metal shavings on drugmaking equipment, and records that showed vials of medication that were “blackish” from contamination had been sent to the United States.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025

Our spa attendant for the day, Samundra Sutcliffe, lodged a large pitchfork into the vat shavings and turned it over on top of itself as steam emanated from the pile.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025

Almost invariably he wore a carpenter’s apron covered with red sawdust and curls of cedar shavings.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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