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  • present participle of wear.
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wearing

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


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Discipline has been big for Guzman, whether that means players show up to weight training wearing all black or making sure they never walk when heading to the practice field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Sometimes you want to make a substitution to an order without worrying whether it will get lost between the person wearing the headset and the person assembling your food.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Dipke, wearing a white shirt, was driven away in a black vehicle soon after walking out of the court, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

A 2023 review published in Sports Biomechanics says that every world record from the marathon to 5 kilometers has been broken by athletes wearing these kinds of shoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The adrenaline from saving the red-shoed girl was wearing off, and he’d spent a great deal of energy battling the pull of the Afterlife to make it back to the cottage.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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