"shearing" meaning in All languages combined

See shearing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: shearing [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Tending to cut or tear.
    Sense id: simple-shearing-en-adj-C0OB0Kvu

Noun [English]

Forms: shearing [singular], shearings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Shearing is the act of cutting or trimming, especially when referring to the removal of wool from sheep.
    Sense id: simple-shearing-en-noun-k33UHQmf

Verb [English]

Forms: sheared [past], sheared [past, participle], shear [canonical], shears [third-person, singular], shorn [past], shore [past, participle], shearing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|shear}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|shear|shears|shorn|shore|shearing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of shear.
    Sense id: simple-shearing-en-verb-ZP33Yo-J
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