"shearing" in the noun sense
1. shearing
removing by cutting off or clipping
"shearing" in the verb sense
1. shear
cut with shears
"shear hedges"
2. fleece, shear
shear the wool from
"shear sheep"
3. shear
cut or cut through with shears
"shear the wool off the lamb"
4. shear
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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