/ Dictionary / Index W wearing: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wear•ing Pronunciation: (wâr'ing), [key] — adj. gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes. wearying or exhausting: a wearing task. relating to or made for wear. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wearing (Thesaurus) weariless wearing apparel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language