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shaving

/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Shaving means: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.

Synonyms for shaving7

noun, as in a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

paring, sliver

noun, as in the act of brushing against while passing

grazing, skimming

noun, as in the act of removing hair with a razor

shave

also used for shaving

chinging, wetting

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What does shaving mean?3

noun

1

a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

2

the act of brushing against while passing

3

the act of removing hair with a razor

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shaving?7

two syllables

savingwavingcravingpavingraving

three syllables

behavingengraving
Show 40 near rhymes
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Shaving in a sentence

  • As is often the case with him, he went to the office without shaving.unknown
  • He uses an old-style razor, with shaving cream, for a closer shave.FiRez
  • As always, he went to work without shaving.moxy
  • He uses an old-fashioned razor, with shaving cream, for a closer shave.AlanF_US
  • He is not used to shaving his mustache.LdjuherTaqvaylit
  • Shaving off your beard took ten years off you.CM
  • How much time do you spend shaving every day?CK
  • He went for three weeks without shaving before his wife complained.ET

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Forms of shaving

as a noun

plural
shavings