Definitions for shaving

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shaving shav·ing

Spelling: [shey-ving]

IPA: /ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ/

Shaving is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in shaving (aghinsv).

Definitions for shaving

noun

1. Often, shavings. a very thin piece or slice, especially of wood.
2. the act of a person or thing that shaves.
3. the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
4. a thin slice; a shaving.
5. any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.

verb (used with object)

1. to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.
2. to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away).
3. to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool:
4. to reduce to shavings or thin slices:
5. to cut or trim closely:
6. to scrape, graze, or come very near to:
7. Commerce. to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.
8. to reduce or deduct from:

verb (used without object)

1. to remove a growth of beard with a razor.

Origin of shaving

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at shave, -ing¹

Examples for shaving

"It came white after my shaving by a sainted barber in the Holy House," said Castell.

There is a big difference between imagining not shaving and actually trying to not shave.

We need to take a razor and make a boundary in the shaving foam, people.

shaving: the most boring, tedious thing a man must do in his little retinue of personal upkeep chores.

Either I shall go free, or I shall go to be made ready for shaving.

shaving your head is passe and even tattoos are fading as a personalized cultural statement.

But shaving quickly became a hassle; the tedious measure of the day at work ahead.

As he was shaving that morning, he had faltered in his resolution.

"It was rather silly of you to hesitate," replied Pierre, who was shaving.

I was shaving during this monologue of Mammy's, with my back to her.