wearing: Meaning and Definition of

wear•ing

Pronunciation: (wâr'ing), [key]
— adj.
  1. gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
  2. wearying or exhausting: a wearing task.
  3. relating to or made for wear.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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