Unscramble paring

Definition of paring

noun:

• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something. Synonyms: shaving, sliver.
• (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring".

verb:

• decrease gradually or bit by bit. Synonyms: pare, pare down.
• cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood". Synonyms: pare, whittle.
• strip the skin off; "pare apples". Synonyms: pare, peel, skin.
• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails", "trim the photograph", "trim lumber". Synonyms: pare, trim.
• make a score (on a hole) equal to par. Synonyms: par.

Related words

dress, flay, splint, turning.

Words nearby

baring, caring, daring, pacing, paging, pairing, paling, parang, parking, parting, paving, paying, raring, sparing.

Rhymes with

airing, baring, bearing, behring, bering, blaring, caring, comparing, daring, despairing, erring, flaring, glaring, herring, overbearing, pairing, sharing, sparing, staring, swearing.