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shaving

[shey-ving] / ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ /








NOUN
splinter
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Sometimes his daddy wore training pants when he was shaving.

From Literature

They have spent their entire lives training for those 2 minutes when they will plummet down the slope at top speeds exceeding 90 miles an hour in the hopes of shaving split-seconds off their runs.

From The Wall Street Journal

But rising to the occasion is not like growing taller or shaving, something that just arrives.

From Literature

Today’s players earn too much money to risk their careers for whatever extra they could make by shaving points, the argument went.

From The Wall Street Journal

You always knew the menagerie was nearby because the smell turned from swampy to wood shavings, wet fur, and assorted musty scents.

From Literature