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单词 shearing
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shearing in British English

(ˈʃɪərɪŋ)
noun
the act of shearing a sheep or flock of sheep
Shearing had already been done early in the summer.
the yearly gathering of the sheep for the shearing

shearing in American English

(ˈʃɪrɪŋ)
noun
1. 
the action or process of cutting with or as with shears
2. 
something cut off with shears, as the amount of wool cut from sheep

Examples of 'shearing' in a sentence
shearing

When I walked out to the shearing place I no longer felt that it was quite impossible to go on.
O'Brian, Patrick TESTIMONIES (2002)
She sought a toehold and felt paintwork flaking; like soaking granite shearing from a Scottish rock face.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
She was without weight, just an edge shearing through the water.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2002)
One careful handful at a time, he began cutting off his hair, shearing it off as close to his scalp as he could.
J. A. Jance HOUR OF THE HUNTER (2002)

All related terms of 'shearing'

shear
To shear a sheep means to cut its wool off.
shearing gang
a group of itinerant workers who contract to shear , class, and bale a farmer's wool clip
shearing shed
a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
blade-shearing
the shearing of sheep using hand shears
shearing stress
a force causing two contacting parts or layers to slide upon each other, in opposite directions parallel to the plane of their contact
shear off
If something such as a piece of metal shears off , or if it is sheared off , it breaks .
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