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wearing through

wearing through is the present participle and gerund of wear through.

Meaning of wear through

Verb

wear through (third-person singular simple present wears through, present participle wearing through, simple past wore through, past participle worn through)

  1. to use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it
    • I have worn through two pairs of jeans since starting these dance classes

Questions about wearing through

What is wearing through the present participle and gerund of?
Wearing through is the present participle and gerund of wear through.

Words near wearing through in the dictionary

  1. wearing something on one's sleeve
  2. wearing the breeches
  3. wearing the pants
  4. wearing the trousers
  5. wearing thin
  6. wearing through
  7. wearing too many hats
  8. wearing up
  9. wearing yellow stockings
  10. wearingly
  11. wearings

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