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Meaning of wearing

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wearing
      adj 1: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit
             was especially wearing" [syn: {exhausting}, {tiring},
             {wearing}, {wearying}]
      n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
           something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn:
           {erosion}, {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing}, {wearing
           away}]
      2: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
         "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wear}, {wearing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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