- present participle of shave.
shaving
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After all, shaving remains the cheapest and quickest way to deal with a receding hairline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Kluska believes uniQure has a clear shot at launching the drug by late 2027, shaving years off Cantor’s original 2030 timeline.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The review could not save Mitchell, who was frustrated to see the ball was shaving leg stump - another umpire's call that has gone against the Black Caps in this match.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Forgiveness is posthumously granted through cinema, shaving away anything unpleasant that is no longer necessary to dwell on.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
She set a tube of paste and a cup by the door, next to Papi’s shaving things.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Tractor Supply is responding by lowering prices on some of its popular items, including pine shavings for animal bedding and premium pet-food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The soap has also caught the attention of Michelin star chefs in London where they have been adding shavings to the food.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
Once described by comedian John Hodgeman as tasting of “pencil shavings and heartbreak,” Jeppson’s Malört is a polarizing wormwood and anise-flavored liqueur that’s kind of a secret handshake among Chicagoans.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
Almost invariably he wore a carpenter’s apron covered with red sawdust and curls of cedar shavings.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
