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Adjective wearing has 1 sense

exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying - producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
Antonym: effortless (indirect, via effortful)

Noun wearing has 2 senses

erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
--₁ is a kind of geological process, geologic process
--₁ has particulars:
chatter mark; ablation; abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition; beach erosion; deflation; planation; soil erosion
wear, wearing - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
--₂ is a kind of act, human action, human activity

Derived form: verb wear₂

Verb wear has 9 senses

wear, have on - be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"

Derived forms: noun wear₂, noun wearer₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
wear, bear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
--₂ is one way to have, feature

Derived forms: noun wear₂, noun wear₃, noun wearing₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
--₃ is one way to have, feature
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
--₄ is one way to deteriorate

Derived form: noun wear₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
--₅ is one way to have, feature
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
wear, hold out, endure - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
--₆ is one way to last, endure
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Something ----s something
break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
--₇ is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate

Derived form: noun wear₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue - exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
--₈ is one way to indispose

Derived form: noun wear₁
Sample sentence:
Sam wants to wear with Sue
wear, put on, get into, don, assume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
--₉ is one way to dress, get dressed

Derived form: noun wear₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something