clearing
pronunciation
How to pronounce clearing in British English:
UK [ˈklɪərɪŋ]
How to pronounce clearing in American English:
US [ˈklɪrɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
- the act of freeing from suspicion
- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
Word Origin
- clearing (n.)
- late 14c., "action of making clear," verbal noun from clear (v.). Meaning "land cleared of wood" is from 1818, American English.
Example
- 1. This provided the infrastructure for its new clearing platform .
- 2. Central clearing parties would be subject to strong prudential supervision .
- 3. Some of the opacity in the sector is clearing .
- 4. We had just entered a clearing with our two colombian guides .
- 5. Work is scarce , and mostly limited to short-term jobs clearing rubble .