- of or intended for wear: wearing apparel
- causing wear, or gradual impairment or diminution
- wearying; tiring
- Intended to be worn: wearing apparel.
- Causing fatigue; tiring: a wearing visit.
- Causing wear; eroding: the wearing effects of wind on rock formations.
- Subject to or showing indication of wear: lubrication applied to wearing points.
(comparative more wearing, superlative most wearing)
- Present participle of wear.