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shearing Synonyms

Another word for shearing

Choosing another word for shearing depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The act or process of cutting or clipping off the wool of sheep or the hair of other animals.

Usage Example

"Spring is the busiest season on the ranch because of the annual sheep clipping."

Strongest
clipping
Strong
fleecing
trimming

• noun (Context 2)

In physics and engineering, a deformation of a material substance in which parallel internal surfaces slide past one another.

Usage Example

"The geological fault line showed clear evidence of rock shear caused by tectonic pressure."

Strongest
shear

• noun (Context 3)

Wool, hair, or metal removed by clipping or cutting (usually used in the plural).

Usage Example

"The workers swept up the wool shearings from the barn floor and packed them into bales."

Strong
clipping
paring
Weak
shaving

• Nearby Words

sheaf
shear
shearer
shearing
shearling
shears
shearwater

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Shearing. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/shearing
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