Words that rhyme with tearing

• airing 0
  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]
• appearing 0
  n 1: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action [syn: appearance, appearing, coming into court]
• bearing 0
  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
• bioengineering 0
  n 1: the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments [syn: biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics]
• blaring 0
  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]
• caring 0
  adj 1: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends" n 1: a loving feeling [syn: lovingness, caring]
• cheering 0
  adj 1: providing freedom from worry [syn: comforting, cheering, satisfying] n 1: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting" [syn: cheering, shouting]
• childbearing 0
  adj 1: relating to or suitable for childbirth; "of childbearing age" n 1: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth]
• clearing 0
  n 1: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area [syn: clearing, glade] 2: the act of freeing from suspicion 3: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: clearing, clarification]
• comparing 0
  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]
• daring 0
  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]
• despairing 0
  adj 1: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" [syn: despairing, desperate]
• disappearing 0
  n 1: the act of leaving secretly or without explanation [syn: disappearance, disappearing] [ant: appearance]
• domineering 0
  adj 1: tending to domineer [ant: submissive]
• earring 0
  n 1: jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
• engineering 0
  n 1: the practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: technology, engineering] 2: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology] 3: a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located [syn: engineering, engine room]
• erring 0
  adj 1: capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone" [syn: erring, error-prone]
• flaring 0
  adj 1: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze" [syn: aflare, flaring]
• gearing 0
  n 1: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train]
• glaring 0
  adj 1: shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary] 2: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank]
• hearing 0
  adj 1: able to perceive sound [ant: deaf] n 1: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence 2: an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" [syn: hearing, audience] 3: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: earshot, earreach, hearing] 4: the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" [syn: listening, hearing] 5: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago" 6: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality]
• interfering 0
  adj 1: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" [syn: interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied]
• overbearing 0
  adj 1: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing] 2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering]
• persevering 0
  adj 1: quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" [syn: diligent, persevering]
• racketeering 0
  n 1: engaging in a racket
• raring 0
  adj 1: (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" [syn: impatient(p), raring(p)]
• rearing 0
  adj 1: rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant" [syn: rampant(ip), rearing] n 1: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child [syn: raising, rearing, nurture] 2: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing]
• searing 0
  adj 1: severely critical
• shearing 0
  n 1: removing by cutting off or clipping
• sneering 0
  adj 1: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn: supercilious, sneering, snide]
• sparing 0
  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]
• steering 0
  n 1: the act of guiding or showing the way [syn: guidance, steering] 2: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: steering, guidance, direction] 3: the act of steering a ship [syn: steering, steerage]
• swearing 0
  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]
• uncaring 0
  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]
• unsparing 0
  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"
• veering 0
  n 1: the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: swerve, swerving, veering]
• adhering 0
• careering 0
• chairing 0
• cohering 0
• commandeering 0
• declaring 0
• fairing 0
• fearing 0
• impairing 0
• nearing 0
• pioneering 0
• premiering 0
• preparing 0
• repairing 0
• revering 0
• scaring 0
• smearing 0
• snaring 0
• spearing 0
• squaring 0
• volunteering 0
• blearing 0
• dearing 0
• deering 0
• dering 0
• gering 0
• schwering 0
• oceaneering 0
• profiteering 0
• imagineering 0
• schering 0

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