English · Word Candidate

wearing

/ˈwɛɹɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: wearings

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Intended to be worn.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Được thiết kế để mặc

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Adjective

Examples

Clothes used to be called wearing apparel.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Gây mệt mỏi, thử thách sự kiên nhẫn

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Adjective

Examples

[The biography] also displays a rather wearing fidelity to chronology that gives rise to too many summer holidays at the beginning of the book and too many royalty statements towards the end.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The mechanical process of eroding or grinding.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Quá trình mài mòn hoặc nghiền cơ học

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The act by which something is worn.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động mà một thứ gì đó bị mài mòn

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Noun

Examples

formal crown-wearings

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “wearing” mean?

Intended to be worn.

Is “wearing” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.