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airing
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n 1: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and
debate [syn: dissemination, airing, public exposure,
spreading]
2: a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took
the dogs for an airing"
3: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
[syn: ventilation, airing]
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baring
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n 1: the removal of covering [syn: denudation, stripping,
uncovering, baring, husking]
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bearing
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adj 1: (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
[ant: nonbearing]
n 1: relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no
bearing on our situation"
2: the direction or path along which something moves or along
which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim]
3: dignified manner or conduct [syn: bearing, comportment,
presence, mien]
4: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good
posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture]
5: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
[syn: charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial
bearing]
6: a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them
to move easily
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blaring
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adj 1: unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of
trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from
his car radio" [syn: blaring, blasting]
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring,
cacophony, clamor, din]
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caring
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adj 1: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others;
"caring friends"
n 1: a loving feeling [syn: lovingness, caring]
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comparing
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n 1: the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison
of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison
must require pupils to consider both numerator and
denominator" [syn: comparison, comparing]
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concurring
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adj 1: being of the same opinion [syn: concordant,
concurring(a)]
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daring
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adj 1: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of
the total conquest of space"; "an audacious
interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring
of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome
investor"; "a venturous spirit" [syn: audacious,
daring, venturesome, venturous]
2: radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
[syn: avant-garde, daring]
n 1: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he
could never refuse a dare" [syn: dare, daring]
2: the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve
risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the
plan required great hardiness of heart" [syn: boldness,
daring, hardiness, hardihood] [ant: timidity,
timorousness]
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furring
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n 1: a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
2: strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
[syn: furring strip, furring]
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incurring
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n 1: acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable);
"incurring debts is easier than paying them"
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recurring
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adj 1: coming back; "a revenant ghost" [syn: recurring,
revenant]
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sparing
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adj 1: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing
father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat
and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty
because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is
used only informally" [syn: economical, frugal,
scotch, sparing, stinting]
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spurring
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n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: goad,
goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur,
spurring]
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staring
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adj 1: (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder;
"staring eyes" [syn: agaze, staring]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a
consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding
mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter
nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a),
complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a),
everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a),
sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a),
utter(a), unadulterated]
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stirring
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adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing
sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" [syn:
rousing, stirring]
2: exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring
speech" [syn: stirring, soul-stirring]
n 1: agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring
prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan"
2: arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn:
inspiration, stirring]
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swearing
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n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word,
expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]
2: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of
law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution
for perjury [syn: oath, swearing]
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tearing
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adj 1: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions;
inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty";
"in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent
passions" [syn: fierce, tearing, vehement,
violent, trigger-happy]
n 1: shedding tears [syn: lacrimation, lachrymation,
tearing, watering]
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uncaring
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adj 1: lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person"
[syn: detached, unaffectionate, uncaring]
2: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying
of a great princess on being informed that the people had no
bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: thoughtless, uncaring,
unthinking]
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unsparing
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adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand";
"the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent
gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother
a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal
praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted
devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn:
lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous,
unsparing, unstinted, unstinting]
2: not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"
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wearing
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adj 1: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit
was especially wearing" [syn: exhausting, tiring,
wearing, wearying]
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn:
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing
away]
2: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
"she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: wear, wearing]
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whirring
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adj 1: like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings
n 1: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's
wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr]
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behring
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n 1: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for
the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
[syn: Bering, Vitus Bering, Behring, Vitus Behring]
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bering
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n 1: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for
the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
[syn: Bering, Vitus Bering, Behring, Vitus Behring]
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blurring
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chairing
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conferring
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declaring
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deferring
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demurring
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deterring
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during
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inferring
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occurring
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preferring
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purring
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referring
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slurring
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transferring
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hering
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heuring
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scheuring
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schuring
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occuring
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refering
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nonrecurring
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