shearing

adjective

Describing something (such as a shearing force) that tends to cut or tear.

verb

Present participle of shear.

noun

The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

noun

The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine.

noun

Alternative form of shearling..

noun

The act or operation of reaping.

noun

The act or operation of dividing with shears.

noun

The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.

noun

The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.