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How to pronounce “shearing”

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Pronunciation guide for shearing

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of shearing with real speech in context.
Available examples: 5 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Bryce Dallas Howard: How to Preserve Your Private Life in the Age of Social MediaWhen I wasn't mucking out the goat barn, I was shearing sheep, changing tires,
Definition summary: Tending to cut or tear.

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Bryce Dallas Howard: How to Preserve Your Private Life in the Age of Social Media

When I wasn't mucking out the goat barn, I was shearing sheep, changing tires,

[Adjective]
Tending to cut or tear.
[Verb]
present participle and gerund of shear
[Noun]
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The material cut off in this way.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
Alternative form of shearling.
(Scotland) The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
(mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

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