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The correct spelling is shaving.
How to pronounce shaving
verb
IPA: /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/
Say it like: Sha-vin-g
The correct spelling is shaving. To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. For example: "The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."
Usage Examples
“The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.”
“I had little time to shave this morning.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
- 2.To cut anything in this fashion.
- 3.To remove hair from one's face by this means.
- 4.To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
- 5.To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
noun
- 1.A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
- 2.The action of having a shave.
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