paring

Speech parts

1. paring - Noun

2. paring - Verb

Meaning

of Pare

The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.

That which is pared off.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shaving sliver peel flake shard cleaver whittle knife reduce scale piece bit reduction particle decrease
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Antonyms

base basis whole increasing growing middle
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Hypernyms

object fragment physical object

Hyponyms

turning splint

Phrases with the word

cheese-paring paring knives knife for paring fruit

Anagrams

raping

Examples

You will find the poet who wrings the heart of the world, or the foremost captain of his time, driving a bargain or paring a potato, just as you would do. Rebecca Harding Davis

The artist, like the God of the creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible, refined out of existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails. James Joyce

Books provide context and allow you to think about things over time. Film is like writing haiku; there is an immense amount of pleasure in paring down and paring down. But it isn't the same. Geoffrey Ward

she could peel an apple with a single long paring Source: Internet

After paring opening losses, at 10.10 AM S&P was trading 135 points or 0.33 points higher at 41,521 points, while broader index was ruling at 12,219 points, up 39 points or 0.32 per cent. Source: Internet

Despite paring down some of the features of the Pacifica, the Chrysler Grand Caravan models will still contain some of FCA’s newest technology features. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

parinaric acid Parinaud's conjunctivitis Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome paring knife paring knives Parinian