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The correct spelling is shearing.
How to pronounce shearing
verb
Say it like: Shee-rin-g
The correct spelling is shearing. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears. For example: "the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth"
Usage Examples
“the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth”
“the shearing of metal plates”
“Her coat was lined with shearling.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- 2.To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- 3.To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- 4.To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- 5.To make a vertical cut in the coal.
noun
- 1.The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
- 2.The material cut off in this way.
- 3.Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
- 4.The act or operation of reaping.
- 5.The act or operation of dividing with shears.
adjective
- 1.Tending to cut or tear.
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