shearing
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shearing
Where it comes from
From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing.
adjective
- Tending to cut or tear.
verb
- present participle and gerund of shear
noun shearings
- The act or operation of removing the fleece from a sheep, llama etc. with shears or a shearing machine
- The removal of nap from cloth.
- The material cut off in this way. the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth
- Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
- Alternative form of shearling When male sheep have been castrated , they are termed — from the period of weaning to that of shearing — wether , or wedder or shear hogs or tegs, then shearings , shearlings , dinmonts , & c .
- The act or operation of reaping.
- The act or operation of dividing with shears. the shearing of metal plates
- The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
- The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
Translations
Talk about this word "shearing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shearing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shearing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shearing "shearing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shearing.Cite this
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title = {shearing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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