wearing

/ˈwɛɹɪŋ/adj

High School

Intended to be worn.

Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.

Causing erosion.

That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

draining exhausting exhaustive fatiguing grueling tiresome tiring weariful wearing wearisome weary

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

uncaring airing baring bering caring daring erring haring maring paring

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

wad wag wah wai wal wan war was wat wax

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

acm aer afl air aix any ary bec bed beg

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

wang wank wenk wing wink wong swing winged winker banquet

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