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  • present participle of wear.
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wearing

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


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She says the job is "tolerable", but feels like she's always wearing a camera.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Many of those on board during the 9 April crossing were not wearing life jackets.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It strongly suggests a head with either blond Jheri-curls or wearing a heavy-gauge knit cap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

When the BBC visited his father at his Mumbai home last week, he sat under a wall that had photographs of his late wife, and of Capt Sabharwal wearing his uniform.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Hans was passing cakes in the back room, as was Toos in the front, wearing the nearest thing to a smile that her perpetually down-drawn lips would permit.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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