gearing
gearing noun: the ratio of a system of gears. Also the present participle and gerund of gear.
Noun
gearing (countable and uncountable, plural gearings)
- The ratio of a system of gears.
- The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing.
- Harness; working implements.
- A train of toothed wheels and pinions.
- Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.1956 May, “London Transport Diesel-Electric Cranes”, in Railway Magazine, page 337
- Synonym of leverage (“debt-to-equity ratio”).
- Synonyms:
- leverage
Proper noun capitalized: Gearing
Gearing (plural Gearings)
- A surname.
Also used as
gearing is also the present participle and gerund of gear.
gearing meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
gearing in Hindi
- गियरिंग
gearing in Marathi
- गिअरिंग, गियरिंग
gearing in Urdu
- گیئرنگ, گئرنگ
gearing in Bengali
- গিয়ারিং
More languagesFewer languages
- gearing in Odia
- ଗିଯ଼ରିଂ
- gearing in Nepali
- गियरिंग
Examples of gearing in a sentence
- The hardware store is gearing up for spring in February with garden supplies and seeds.
- We're gearing ourselves up for a busy week ahead.
- Then we joined the task force gearing up for the battle of the Philippine Sea.
Synonyms of gearing
Forms of gearing
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gearings |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Gearings |
Words formed from gearing
Phrases with gearing
Words that rhyme with gearing
Questions about gearing
- What does gearing mean?
- Gearing means the ratio of a system of gears.
- What is gearing in Hindi?
- Gearing in Hindi is गियरिंग. See Gearing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gearing?
- Gearing can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of gearing?
- The plural of gearing is gearings.
Words near gearing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gearing (page history and authors); Gearing (page history and authors); gearing (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gearing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gearing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gearing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gearing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gearing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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