shaving

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shaving

/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪvɪŋ

noun shavings

countable A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
uncountable The action of having a shave.
Multicultural London English, countable, slang A stabbing. On numerous occasions countless bootings and shavings, it's blatant Double tap when I slap this gauge ting Or it's ching-chao when I swing this stainless
Similar: chinging, wetting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of shave

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: paring, sliver, skimming, grazing, barber, pogonotomy, ebp, razing, shearing, razoring, scraping, trimming, clipping, depilating, epilating, barbering

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noun A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material

Español	viruta, fruslero, limadura, raedura, ralladura
Português	apara, raspa
Français	copeau
Deutsch	Span
Italiano	scaglietta, scheggia, scaglia
Ελληνικά	πριονίδια prionídia, ρινίσματα rinísmata
Русский	стру́жка strúžka, опи́лка opílka

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@misc{shaving_2026,
  title = {shaving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shaving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}