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Definition of "shaving" []

  • A thin slice or sliver, as of wood or metal, that is shaved off. (noun)
  • The act of one that shaves. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shaving" in a sentence
  • "The president and his aides are apparently too worried about getting caught again shaving intelligence to stop that ...."
  • "I'm going to posit that shaving is not a matter of me wanting to look like a pre-pubescent girl."
  • "After getting covered in shaving cream and stuffed in lockers, it's only fair that Stolhanske gets his moment of vengeance towards his cast members †except against Kevin Heffernan's Lars, because Farva always wins in the end."