shaving

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ

shaving (countable and uncountable, plural shavings)

1. (countable) A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
2. (uncountable) The action of having a shave.
3. (countable, MLE, slang) A stabbing.

   Synonym: chinging

   Near-synonym: wetting

   • 2020 November 19, (67) PR SAD, “One Wish” (1:27 from the start)‎^[1]:

     On numerous occasions countless bootings and shavings, it's blatant
     Double tap when I slap this gauge ting
     Or it's ching-chao when I swing this stainless

shaving

1. present participle and gerund of shave

• havings, Sanghvi, Givhans