Definition of
paring has definitions from the field of food
1
[ noun ] a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

Synonyms

shaving sliver

Related terms

fragment splint shave whittle

2
[ noun ] (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel

Synonyms

parings

Examples

"she could peel an apple with a single long paring"

Related terms

object plural

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Rhymes with

pairing sparing airing comparing despairing unsparing baring tearing bearing daring behring bering wearing caring staring sharing herring blaring poring pouring glaring flaring swearing overbearing rearing appearing sparring disappearing uncaring ring wring earring remembering childbearing roaring touring spring turing during tearing feathering uninspiring outpouring expiring aspiring disappearing perspiring overpowering inspiring gearing veering mooring imploring earring cheering hearing shearing steering towering boring tiring barring during curing clearing sneering goring firing warring wiring soaring differing firing rehearing reassuring maturing offspring jarring jeering hiring shoring enduring storing racketeering starring alluring enduring bring maturing suffering covering offering wellspring assuring adoring flooring scoring electioneering engineering domineering bioengineering interfering snoring endearing retiring admiring string lingering ministering acquiring shoestring hamstring

Phonetic and Homophones

P EH1 R IH0 NG pairing

Similar Spelling

parings pairing parang Pringle

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