shaving
pronunciation
How to pronounce shaving in British English:
UK ['ʃeɪvɪŋ]
How to pronounce shaving in American English:
US [ˈʃevɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of removing hair with a razor
- a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
- the act of brushing against while passing
Word Origin
- shaving (n.)
- "act of removing hair with a razor," also "thin slice taken off," late 14c., verbal noun from shave (v.).
Example
- 1. The shaving brush bristles will lift the hair up off the skin .
- 2. Men have been shaving forever .
- 3. No. shaving hair doesn 't change its thickness or color .
- 4. He 's so rushed that he spills his coffee on his shirt and has to change , a nicks himself shaving .
- 5. The coins in your pocket have intricately milled edges because it was suggested by sir isaac newton as a way to defeat " clipping , " or shaving the edges of authentic coins to extract metal which could be made into a new , counterfeit coin , thereby devaluing the currency .