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单词 shaving
释义

shaving

noun

shav·​ing ˈshā-viŋ How to pronounce shaving (audio)
1
: the act of one that shaves
2
: something shaved off
wood shavings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This mask is especially perfect for those men who often deal with red and irritated skin due to shaving or excessive sun exposure. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 While trimmers remove hair at the surface level (like shaving), epilators remove hair at the root (like waxing or tweezing). Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022 Bingsu, the Korean shaved ice (sometimes stylized as bingsoo), involves freezing a block of ice and cream and shaving ribbons into a lush, smooth consistency. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2022 Cord cutting and cord shaving continues to happen at a rapid clip. Derek Baine, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Later during the livestream, Doja whipped out some shaving cream and a razor to shave off her eyebrows. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Aug. 2022 Alice and Lois Give students a brush-up on the water cycle by setting shaving-cream clouds on top of a glass of water. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2022 The Mowbie beard trimmer can be used for wet or dry shaving. Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022 The combination of skin hydrators, antioxidants, and emollients ensures skin is nourished and free of irritations that commonly come from shaving. Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shaving

noun

shav·​ing
ˈshā-viŋ
: a thin slice or strip sliced or trimmed off with a cutting tool
wood shavings

shaving 1 of 2

noun

as in clipping

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • clipping
  • paring
  • splinter
  • sliver
  • cutting
  • segment
  • chop
  • chunk
  • length
  • snippet
  • portion
  • hunk
  • section
  • part
  • lump
  • cut
  • slice
  • cutlet

shaving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shave
1
as in trimming
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument he always shaves most of his hair off when the weather starts getting warmer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • trimming
  • cutting
  • clipping
  • mowing
  • paring
  • shearing
  • pruning
  • snipping
  • cropping
  • bobbing
  • docking
  • polling
  • nipping
  • cutting back
  • manicuring
  • whittling
  • skiving
  • lopping (off)
  • shortening
  • pinching
  • stumping
  • curtailing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lengthening
  • extending
  • elongating
2
as in brushing
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing just shaved the concrete post as the car turned the corner

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • brushing
  • kissing
  • touching
  • grazing
  • stroking
  • skimming
  • caressing
  • nudging
  • scraping
  • patting
  • bumping
  • missing
  • skipping
  • sweeping
  • swiping
  • contacting
  • fondling
  • petting
  • cuddling
  • striking
  • sideswiping
  • ricochetting
  • ricocheting
  • glancing
  • bouncing
  • rebounding
  • loving
  • skirting
  • caroming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hitting
  • bumping
  • slapping
  • knocking
  • punching
  • banging
  • smacking
  • whacking
  • slamming
  • smashing
  • swiping
  • impacting
  • ramming
  • impinging
  • bashing
  • colliding
  • crashing
  • clashing
  • thwacking
  • thudding
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