- present participle of pare.
paring
Example Sentences
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Vaccine scientists have said parents shouldn’t be concerned that vaccines cause autism and that there is no scientific justification for dramatically paring down the childhood vaccine schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The stock rose as much as 8.9% to 625 rupees early Tuesday before paring the gain to about 8% on the BSE around noon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But after initially paring gains, Reuters reported, citing an Iranian source, on a proposal that offered 10 days with no strikes, in an effort to revive an interim peace deal reached last month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, rallied as much as five percent, before paring gains to trade around 3.5 percent higher at about $78 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Thanks to Big Ma, I could skin a potato with a paring knife without wasting a scrap of white potato.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
