shearing

/ˈʃirɪŋ/
/ˈʃɪərɪŋ/
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Other forms: shearings

Definitions of shearing
  1. noun
    removing by cutting off or clipping
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    types:
    sheepshearing
    act of shearing sheep
    type of:
    cut, cutting, cutting off
    the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
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