- present participle of pare.
paring
Example Sentences
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Brent crude spiked above $99 a barrel before paring gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The stock plunged as much as 25% in premarket trading soon after the results, before paring losses.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The S&P 500 reached an intraday high of 7,741.27 on Thursday, before paring some gains to close at 7,730.99.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Rheinmetall shares were up almost nine percent at 1310 GMT, before paring gains.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
On it were several paring knives, a corkscrew, an oversized container of sun lotion, and a water bottle.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
