How Do You Spell SHEARING?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈi͡əɹɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "shearing" is spelled with the letter "e" after "a" and before "r". The IPA phonetic transcription of "shearing" is /ˈʃɪərɪŋ/. The "ea" in "shearing" is pronounced as a diphthong, which means it's a single sound formed by combining two vowels. The first sound is "ɪə", which is a combination of "ɪ" (as in "sit") and "ə" (as in "a"). The second sound is "r" (as in "car"). Therefore, the correct spelling of "shearing" ensures its accurate pronunciation.

SHEARING Meaning and Definition

1. Shearing, as a verb, refers to the act of cutting or removing something, typically from a larger whole, by using a tool or instrument specifically designed for the purpose. It involves applying force against a material to separate or divide it into two or more parts. Shearing commonly involves a back-and-forth or sliding motion, and it encompasses a range of activities across various fields.

   In the context of mechanics, shearing predominantly describes the process of cutting or severing a solid object by using a shearing force, which is exerted parallel to the face or plane of the material. This could involve using tools like shears, scissors, or even specialized machinery to trim or shape materials like metal, fabric, or paper.

   In the field of agriculture, shearing refers to the removal of wool or hair from animals like sheep, goats, or alpacas. This process is typically performed annually and involves using electric or manual clippers to gently cut or shave off their fleece or hair, allowing for better hygiene and temperature regulation.

   Shearing can also be employed in other contexts, such as in physics, where it refers to the deformation of structures or materials due to the application of perpendicular forces in opposing directions. Furthermore, the term "shearing" can be applied metaphorically to describe the act of dividing, separating, or removing things in a broader sense, like shearing a segment out of a longer piece of text or shearing branches from a tree.

2. The act or operation of clipping or shearing by shears or by a machine.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for SHEARING *

• shering 75%
• shareing 16.6666666%
• shaering 8.3333333%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for SHEARING

• shairing
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• vearing
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• hhering
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• Ashlearing

Etymology of SHEARING

The word "shearing" comes from the Middle English word "scheren" which itself is derived from the Old English word "scearn". It ultimately traces back to the Proto-Germanic word "skeraną", meaning "to shear" or "to cut". The Proto-Germanic word is related to the Old Norse word "skera", the Old High German word "sceran", and the Dutch word "scheren".

Similar spelling words for SHEARING

• charanga,
• shrinkage,
• shrink-wrapping,
• shrunk,
• chernyak,
• cost-sharing,
• schrank,
• charing,
• schering,
• chernykh,
• burden-sharing,
• sherang,
• shrowing,
• video-sharing,
• time-sharing,
• Shrank,
• chernaig,
• choiring,
• co-sharing,
• Sinew-shrunk,
• shrink,
• cherrying,
• file-sharing,
• shirring,
• off-shoring,
• charango,
• data-sharing,
• revenue-sharing,
• shoring,
• Showering,
• photo-sharing,
• market-sharing,
• churinga,
• ALL-CHEERING,
• benefit-sharing,
• Shearing-house,
• production-sharing,
• cheerioing,
• risk-sharing,
• Charring,
• Sharonica,
• schrenko,
• cherng,
• schering-plough,
• sharing,
• job-sharing,
• chowringhee,
• asset-sharing,
• Swearinger,
• shrewing,
• car-sharing,
• shrinking,
• responsibility-sharing,
• knowledge-sharing,
• chirring,
• scheuring,
• Sheep-shearing,
• scharwenka,
• code-sharing,
• sherrington,
• Chairing,
• Charneco,
• schornack,
• swearing,
• profit-sharing,
• shiring,
• shearing-time,
• load-sharing,
• swearingen,
• shrink-wrap,
• information-sharing,
• wealth-sharing,
• schwering,
• chernick,
• Charnico,
• intelligence-sharing,
• schrenk,
• cheering,
• SHRNG,
• SherRang,
• Churring,
• charnock,
• water-sharing,
• pre-shrunk,
• co-chairing,
• showring,
• Sheering,
• schrankia,
• experience-sharing,
• SHARINK,
• work-sharing,
• shrunk(en),
• shoring up,
• blade-shearing,
• power-sharing,
• chourgnac,
• cherniak,
• schuring,
• shrink-wrapped.

Plural form of SHEARING is SHEARINGS

Conjugate verb Shearing

CONDITIONAL

I would shear

we would shear

you would shear

he/she/it would shear

they would shear

FUTURE

I will shear

we will shear

you will shear

he/she/it will shear

they will shear

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have sheared, will have shorn

we will have sheared, will have shorn

you will have sheared, will have shorn

he/she/it will have sheared, will have shorn

they will have sheared, will have shorn

PAST

I sheared

we sheared

you sheared

he/she/it sheared

they sheared

PAST PERFECT

I had sheared, had shorn

we had sheared, had shorn

you had sheared, had shorn

he/she/it had sheared, had shorn

they had sheared, had shorn

PRESENT

I shear

we shear

you shear

he/she/it shears

they shear

PRESENT PERFECT

I have sheared, have shorn

we have sheared, have shorn

you have sheared, have shorn

he/she/it has sheared, has shorn

they have sheared, have shorn

I am shearing

we are shearing

you are shearing

he/she/it is shearing

they are shearing

I was shearing

we were shearing

you were shearing

he/she/it was shearing

they were shearing

I will be shearing

we will be shearing

you will be shearing

he/she/it will be shearing

they will be shearing

I have been shearing

we have been shearing

you have been shearing

he/she/it has been shearing

they have been shearing

I had been shearing

we had been shearing

you had been shearing

he/she/it had been shearing

they had been shearing

I will have been shearing

we will have been shearing

you will have been shearing

he/she/it will have been shearing

they will have been shearing

I would have sheared, would have shorn

we would have sheared, would have shorn

you would have sheared, would have shorn

he/she/it would have sheared, would have shorn

they would have sheared, would have shorn

I would be shearing

we would be shearing

you would be shearing

he/she/it would be shearing

they would be shearing

I would have been shearing

we would have been shearing

you would have been shearing

he/she/it would have been shearing

they would have been shearing