- present participle of gear.
gearing
Example Sentences
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However, higher gearing, borrowing costs and regulatory uncertainty could limit near-term upside, he reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The friends are now gearing up to starting their official Campaign for North Africa on 30 October, which will coincide with the podcast's 100th episode.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Anthropic meanwhile is gearing up for an imminent IPO to raise further billions for its unprecedented spending on development as well as massive data centres for its power-hungry models.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“We’re gearing up to start building a lot more of them,” he said, adding that Phantom is close to being able to learn a task after just a few human demonstrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He’s stopped talking, but there’s definitely more and I can tell he’s gearing up to say it.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
