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  • present participle of wear.
Definitions

wearing

[wair-ing] / ˈwɛər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
tiring
Synonyms


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We saw families and volunteers, wearing masks and rubber gloves, trying to dig through the rubble with spades and crowbars.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Every child in this country is wearing a Messi 10.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

“But it also has this weird claim to fame, you know,” she says, as a regular enters the shop wearing a Pinky T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

But she has never gone beyond the third round at Wimbledon - and said that wearing such outfits can bring added pressure.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

On-screen, seventeen Elders wearing aprons stood proudly next to one another.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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