shaving
/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/
shaving noun: a thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material. Also the present participle and gerund of shave.
Noun
shaving (countable and uncountable, plural shavings)
- A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
- The action of having a shave.
- A stabbing.
- On numerous occasions countless bootings and shavings, it's blatant
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- On numerous occasions countless bootings and shavings, it's blatant
Also used as
shaving is also the present participle and gerund of shave.
shaving meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
shaving in Hindi
- शेविंग, मुंडन करना
shaving in Tamil
- ஷேவிங், ஷேவிங் செய்தல், ஷேவிங் செய்யுங்கள்
shaving in Marathi
- मुंडण करणे, मुंडण, शेव्हिंग
shaving in Bengali
- শেভিং, শেভিং করা
More languagesFewer languages
- shaving in Telugu
- షేవింగ్, క్షౌరం చేయడం
- shaving in Malayalam
- ഷേവിംഗ്, ഷേവിങ്
- shaving in Kannada
- ಕ್ಷೌರ ಮಾಡುವುದು
- shaving in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ੇਵਿੰਗ, ਸ਼ੇਵਿੰਗ ਕਰਨਾ
- shaving in Gujarati
- શેવિંગ, શેવિંગ કરો, મુંડન કરવું
- shaving in Odia
- କ୍ଷୌର କରିବା, ଶେଭିଙ୍ଗ
- shaving in Nepali
- शेभिङ, शेभिङ गर्ने
- shaving in Thai
- ขี้กบ
Examples of shaving in a sentence
- Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.
- While shaving, the poor sod had a fit and cut part of a lug off.
- Peter dipped the whisk in lather and applied it to his face, so he could start shaving.
Synonyms of shaving
Forms of shaving
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Words formed from shaving
- dry shaving
- green-shaving
- peak shaving
- point shaving
- point-shaving
- shaving bench
- shaving board
- shaving box
- shaving brush
- shaving bump
- shaving cloth
- shaving cream
- shaving-cup
- shaving foam
- shaving gel
- shaving-grass
- shaving hat
- shaving house
- shaving iron
- shaving knife
- shaving linen
- shaving lotion
- shaving mill
- shaving muscle
- shaving oil
- shaving rag
- shaving soap
- shaving stick
- shaving tool
- shaving towel
- wet shaving
- yak shaving
- shaving horse
- shaving kit
- shaving mirror
- woodshaving
- wood-shaving flower
Phrases with shaving
Words that rhyme with shaving
Questions about shaving
- What does shaving mean?
- Shaving means a thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
- What is shaving in Hindi?
- Shaving in Hindi is शेविंग, मुंडन करना. See Shaving meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shaving?
- Shaving is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shaving?
- Shaving is pronounced /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of shaving?
- The plural of shaving is shavings.
Words near shaving in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shaving (page history and authors); shaving (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); shaving (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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