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  • present participle of wear.
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wearing

[wair-ing] / ˈwɛər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
tiring
Synonyms


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The men were wearing their jackets to make them look like delivery drivers, the court heard.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

For which Mellencamp showed up to shoot a music video wearing a leather vest over a “Where’s Waldo?” top.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

“Nobody was wearing yoga pants. It was very elegant,” said Buchanan, who lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The first time he decided to trash one of the cameras, a self-styled vigilante wearing all black and known as Nomark says he was "super nervous."

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

I could never remember that I was wearing long skirts now, and Betsie spent many evenings mending the rips I put in them when I moved too fast.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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