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I've had to make the transition from sweeping in for 15 minutes, doing my stuff and clearing out, to carrying a movie for the duration - in a dress.
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Meaning of "clearing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEARING

clearing  [ˈklɪərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEARING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clearing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLEARING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clearing

Clearing may refer to: ▪ Glade, a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area ▪ Deforestation, the clearing away of trees to make farmland ▪ Clearing, the process of settling a transaction after committing to it ▪ Market clearing, the matching of supply and demand via price movement ▪ Clearing, Chicago, a community area in Chicago, US ▪ Clearing, the disconnecting of a call ▪ Clearing, used by some applicants applying for higher education courses in the UK – helps applicants without places to find institutions with courses that still have places available ▪ Clearing, an album by Fred Frith ▪ Yarn clearing, in textile industry...

Definition of clearing in the English dictionary

The definition of clearing in the dictionary is an area with few or no trees or shrubs in wooded or overgrown land.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEARING


admiring
ədˈmaɪərɪŋ
aspiring
əˈspaɪərɪŋ
bioengineering
ˌbaɪəʊˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
cheering
ˈtʃɪərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
firing
ˈfaɪərɪŋ
gearing
ˈɡɪərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
inspiring
ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ
interfering
ˌɪntəˈfɪərɪŋ
layering
ˈleɪərɪŋ
leering
ˈlɪərɪŋ
mine-clearing
ˈmaɪnˌklɪərɪŋ
mountaineering
ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪərɪŋ
pioneering
ˌpaɪəˈnɪərɪŋ
retiring
rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ
shearing
ˈʃɪərɪŋ
steering
ˈstɪərɪŋ
tiring
ˈtaɪərɪŋ
wiring
ˈwaɪərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEARING

clear-up rate
clearable
clearage
clearance
clearance certificate
clearance sale
Clearances
clearcole
clearcutting
clearer
clearing bank
clearing house
clearing sale
clearly
clearness
clearstoried
clearstories
clearstory
clearway
clearweed

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEARING

ball bearing
Baring
bearing
bring
caring
child-bearing
child rearing
daring
file sharing
file-sharing
glaring
interest-bearing
overbearing
paring
photo-sharing
roaring
soaring
sparing
staring
tearing
wearing

Synonyms and antonyms of clearing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLEARING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clearing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of clearing

Translation of «clearing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEARING

Find out the translation of clearing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clearing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clearing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

林中空地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

claro
570 millions of speakers

English

clearing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समाशोधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقاصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

очистка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clareira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাফতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clairière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membersihkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lichtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

森の空き地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 공터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngresiki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thanh toán bù trừ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீர்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लिअरिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

takas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

radura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozliczeń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очистка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

compensare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκαθάριση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoonmaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clearing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clearing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clearing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEARING»

The term «clearing» is very widely used and occupies the 12.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEARING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clearing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clearing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clearing

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10 QUOTES WITH «CLEARING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clearing.
1
Joan Baez
You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy.
2
Maria Bamford
I get sort of short with people and start grumbling and clearing my throat - in honor of my father - when I'm impatient. It's very charming.
3
Howard Carter
After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost the exact replica of the first.
4
Alexander Cockburn
England in the late 1940s was famously grim. As I remember it, London back then was a very dirty place, from coal dust and smoke, from the grit stirred up every day by the jackhammers still clearing out rubble from the Blitz.
5
Chet Faker
I would consider my diary serves the same purpose as going for a walk or a run. They are all physical ways of clearing a mental landscape.
6
Margaret Heffernan
Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many other people and issues to think about. But being present makes you effective.
7
Philip Seymour Hoffman
I've had to make the transition from sweeping in for 15 minutes, doing my stuff and clearing out, to carrying a movie for the duration - in a dress.
8
Carl Honore
You don't have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time, to use slowness to unlock your creativity. Anyone can do it. Start by clearing space in your schedule for rest, daydreaming and serendipity. Take breaks away from your desk, especially when you get stuck on a problem.
9
Anne Hull
I grew up in central Florida in the nineteen-sixties, barefoot half the time and running around the orange groves where my father worked. I remember flocks of white birds that would lift from the backs of cattle, disturbed by the jackhammers and bulldozers clearing land for Walt Disney World.
10
LaToya Jackson
The end of the trial and the 'not guilty' verdicts on all counts, clearing Michael of all charges, mean that he can now concentrate on the future and his art.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEARING»

Discover the use of clearing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clearing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Clearing
In The Clearing, author Heather Davis crafts a tender and poignant tale about falling in love, finding strength, and having the courage to make your own destiny—a perfect book to slip into and hide away for awhile.
Heather Davis, 2010
2
Clearing: A Guide to Liberating Energies Trapped in ...
Combining timeless traditions with the author's vast experience in energy transformation, this manual offers step-by-step guidance for recognizing and manipulating the unseen forces that affect everyday life.
(Nvnehi Awatisgi), Jim PathFinder Ewing and, Jim Pathfinder Ewing, 2010
3
A Clearing in the Forest: Law, Life, and Mind
A Clearing in the Forest is a compelling meditation on both how the law works and what it all means.
Steven L. Winter, 2003
4
Clearing, Settlement, and Custody
The routine procedures relate to reconciliation and record keeping. If these are performed efficiently and accurately it will result in accurate records of activity and profit and loss.
David Loader, 2002
5
Clearing and Settlement of Derivatives
This book makes the reader aware of the background to the derivatives markets, how they have developed and their importance today.
David Loader, 2005
6
Clearing a Space: Reflections on India, Literature and Culture
In the essays assembled in Clearing a Space, Chaudhuri draws on his own experiences to offer an acute exploration of what it means to be a modern Indian in relation to history.
Amit Chaudhuri, 2008
7
Clearing in the Sky & Other Stories
Here are twenty-one tales from Kentucky's inimitable and beloved storyteller, Jesse Stuart.
Jesse Stuart, 1984
8
Quantum Soul Clearing: Healing the Scars Life Leaves on the Soul
This process will help you make profound changes, will liberate you to succeed at your highest potential, and live the life of your dreams! ~Anne M Deatly, PhD, Director of Optimal Health and Wellness Center In my work, helping people ...
Michelle Manning-Kogler, 2012
9
The Clearing
A powerful play about the effects of Oliver Cromwell's military campaign in Ireland - a ruthless conquest whose folk memories still sit uncomfortably in the Irish psyche.
Helen Edmundson, 1994
10
The Risk Controllers: Central Counterparty Clearing in ...
This book claims a place as one of the essential primers for those seeking to understand the global financial sector from the inside out.
Peter Norman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEARING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clearing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
David Lee will be dealt to Boston in a salary-clearing move for …
The Golden State Warriors have followed through on their promise to find a better situation for power forward David Lee. The 2015 NBA ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
2
Accused killer Ian Robert Turnbull appeals illegal land clearing
Turnbull pleaded guilty to the charge of illegally clearing native vegetation but disputed particulars of the case, including the extent of the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
ASI to start clearing tunnel route in Vijayapura soon
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will soon start clearing one of the tunnel routes built during the Adil Shahi era as part of a project to ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
South Africa and China in currency clearing deal
Both central banks have agreed to coordinate and cooperate on the supervision, oversight and clearing of Renminbi in South Africa, “and also ... «BusinessTech, Jul 15»
5
EuroCCP upgrades capacity to deal with wild market swings
EuroCCP, Europe's largest equities clearing house, has upgraded the capacity of its systems to cope with the large swings in market liquidity ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
6
How to research for Ucas Clearing
Indeed, if you are worrying now, there is nothing stopping you from starting your Clearing research early and getting a head start; this will also ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Army, Air Force fit MRAP with freaking mine-clearing lasers
This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog's sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft and ships of the world's armed forces. «Autoblog, Jul 15»
8
Consumer Reports: Clearing mosquitoes from your deck
Consumer Reports: Clearing mosquitoes from your deck. Consumer Reports took to the labs to look at alternative ways to keep the bugs from ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
9
Clearing Up Misconceptions About Sharks
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dramatic increase in shark attacks. The number of people bitten in recent weeks climbs to eight, but the odds of an attack ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
10
School razed during clearing of encroachments on lake-bed
Authorities on Tuesday launched a demolition drive to clear lake-bed encroachment that included a school run by a private trust. Teachers and ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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