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Meanings of paring in English

A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.

Usage of paring in English
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Infosys shares fell nearly 5 percent on Tuesday morning before paring losses.
Reuters
2
Steve Rowe, M&S's new boss, took a risk in paring back promotions.
Reuters
3
Then I slipped a paring knife into my sleeve, just in case.
The Storyteller
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There was a silver paring of moon in a tincture of rose.
London River
5
And a paring knife was, in fact, missing from my cutlery block.
Desert places: a novel of terror
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And all she had in the house was this dinky paring knife.
Four to score
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Playtech's shares rose as much as 5 percent, before paring some gains.
Reuters
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The shoemaker sprang to his feet and caught up his paring knife.
Robert Falconer
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Orco shares jumped as much 12 percent on Tuesday, before paring gains.
Reuters
10
And yet it seemed As useless as the paring of one's nails.
The Countess Cathleen
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I see the paring plough at work on one field and another.'
Prose Idylls, New and Old
12
Use a paring knife to peel away any stubborn bits of skin.
The South African
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I'll let you turn the paring machine if you'd like that best.
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
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There is nothing calculating or cheese-paring about her-notenough, I often think.
The Far Horizon
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The months of losses already had producers quitting or paring herds.
Reuters
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A labor generally performed each morning is the paring of camotes.
The Bontoc Igorot
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Frequent collocations
Paring through the time
Paring across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common