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baring¹

  • /ˈbɛə.ɹɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/ US

Sounds like Baring, bearing · Rhymes with -ɛəɹɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of bare

noun barings

  1. The act by which something is laid bare. These woods loom large in my history — they were the site of two clumsy first kisses, one heart-crushing breakup, and countless whispered barings of the soul — but they are even more solidly a part of my present.

Baring²

Where it comes from

Possibly related to Bering.

proper noun Barings

  1. countable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A minor city in Knox County, Missouri, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A community in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. countable, uncountable A locality near Patchewollock, Rural City of Mildura, north-west Victoria, Australia.

Baring³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cebuano Baring.

proper noun

  1. A barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: uncovering, denudation, stripping, husking, gould, unveiling, exposé, disclosure, bewraying, disclosing, divulging, exposure, revelation, outshow, bewrayment, revealment

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"baring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

baring. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baring

Chicago

"baring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baring.

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@misc{baring_2026,
  title = {baring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}