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paring

noun

A fragment or shaving that has been pared.

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pare

nounparing (plural parings)

plural parings

A fragment or shaving that has been pared.
The cutting off of the surface of grassland for tillage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Hülle, Schale

Hüllea fragment or shaving that has been pared
Schalea fragment or shaving that has been pared
Spana fragment or shaving that has been pared

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with paring

sharing wearing bearing caring staring daring pairing tearing swearing airing glaring waring baring fairing faring abearing death-bearing taring

Sounds the same

pairing pairing

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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