wearing

adj.

1. Intended to be worn: wearing apparel.
2. Causing fatigue; tiring: a wearing visit.
3. Causing wear; eroding: the wearing effects of wind on rock formations.
4. Subject to or showing indication of wear: lubrication applied to wearing points.

adjective

Causing fatigue: draining, exhausting, fatiguing, tiring, wearying. See tired/fresh.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
  Synonyms: erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing away

Meaning #2: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
  Synonym: wear

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The adjective wearing has one meaning:

Meaning #1: producing exhaustion
  Synonyms: exhausting, tiring, wearying

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - opslidende, trættende

2.
adj. - brugsbeklædning, tøj

Nederlands (Dutch)
dragend, slijtend

Français (French)
1.
adj. - fatiguant, pénible

2.
adj. - pour être porté

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - Kleidungs-, ermüdend

2.
adj. - Kleidungs-, ermüdend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουραστικός

Italiano (Italian)
faticoso, logoro, indossabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cansativo

Русский (Russian)
ношение, одежда, износ, предназначенный для ношения, утомительный, нудный, подверженный износу

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - desgastador, fatigoso, agotador

2.
adj. - de vestir, para vestir

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - påfrestande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
穿用的, 磨损的, 使疲惫的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 穿用的, 磨損的, 使疲憊的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 피곤하게 하는, 진저리 나게 하는

2.
adj. - 입도록 만들어진, 입을 수 있는, 닳게 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 疲れさせる, 着るための

idioms:

• wearing thin    徐々に摩滅している

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معد للبس, مرهق, اخذ في عرضه البلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של מלבושים, מעייף‬
adj. - ‮ללבישה‬

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