wearing

Meanings

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
• be dressed in
  • "She was wearing yellow that day"
• have on one's person
• have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
• deteriorate through use or stress
• have or show an appearance of
• last and be usable
• go to pieces
• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
• put clothing on one's body
• producing exhaustion
  • "the visit was especially wearing"

Synonyms

assume, bear, break, bust, don, eating away, endure, eroding, erosion, exhausting, fag, fag out, fall apart, fatigue, get into, have on, hold out, jade, outwear, put on, tire, tire out, tiring, wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin, wear upon, wearing away, weary, wearying