English · Common Verbs
wearing
/ˈwɛərɪŋ/
[/ˈwɛərɪŋ/]
present participle of wear
Beginnerverb
Definition
Present participle of 'wear': having clothing on the body, happening now.
Example
She is wearing a beautiful blue dress that she sewed herself for the spring festival.
She is wearing a beautiful blue dress that she sewed herself for the spring festival.
Etymology
From Old English 'werian' (to wear) plus the '-ing' ending.
How & Where It’s Used
Used in continuous tenses; as an adjective it means tiring, as in 'a wearing day'.