shearing

Adjective

Positive shearing

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Tending to cut or tear.

Verb

Plain form shear

Third-person singular shears

Past tense sheared

Past participle sheared

Present participle shearing

Plain form shear

Third-person singular shears

Past tense shorn

Past participle shore

Present participle shearing

1. The present participle of shear.

Noun

Singular shearing

Plural shearings

1. Shearing is the act of cutting or trimming, especially when referring to the removal of wool from sheep.

   The farmer spent the afternoon shearing the sheep to collect the wool for various uses.