baring

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UK/ˈbɛə.ɹɪŋ/US/ˈbɛɹɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is laid bare.

Similar
denudationstrippinguncoveringhusking
OriginCebuano Baring →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

baring1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bare
nounbaring (plural barings)

plural barings

  1. The act by which something is laid bare.

    These woods loom large in my history — they were the site of two clumsy first kisses, one heart-crushing breakup, and countless whispered barings of the soul — but they are even more solidly a part of my present.

    2008, Carolyn Arends, Wrestling with Angels: Adventures in Faith and Doubt, page 90

Baring2

proper nounBaring (countable and uncountable, plural Barings)

plural Barings

  1. countableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA minor city in Knox County, Missouri, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA community in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. countableuncountableA locality near Patchewollock, Rural City of Mildura, north-west Victoria, Australia.

Baring3

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe removal of covering

Similar
denudationstrippinguncoveringhusking
Broader
removalremotion
Also see
denudationhuskingstrippinguncovering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Baring · proper noun

Possibly related to Bering.

Full word history & related roots →

Baring · proper noun

  1. CebuanoBaring
  2. EnglishBaring

Borrowed from Cebuano Baring.

More words from Cebuano

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with baring

sharingwearingbearingcaringstaringdaringpairingtearingswearingairingglaringwaringparingfairingfaringabearingdeath-bearingtaring
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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

baring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baring

MLA

“baring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baring.

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