Synonyms for shaving
ˈʃeɪ vɪŋshav·ing

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1. shave, shavingnoun

   the act of removing hair with a razor

   Synonyms:
   paring, shave, sliver, grazing, skimming

2. paring, sliver, shavingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   sliver, shave, paring, grazing, splinter, skimming

3. grazing, shaving, skimmingnoun

   the act of brushing against while passing

   Synonyms:
   paring, graze, skimming, shave, grazing, skim, sliver

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1. List of paraphrases for "shaving":

   shave, ebp

How to pronounce shaving?

How to say shaving in sign language?

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How to use shaving in a sentence?

1. Woody Allen, "Without Feathers":

   Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine, shall fall by pestilence, so why bother shaving?

2. Karl Turner:

   It is difficult to get certain things in Egypt apparently so she'd taken talcum powder, shaving gel and razorblades and all sorts of things, Karl Turner told the BBC. Clearly, [ she was ] very, very nave. The family describe Laura to me as somebody who is very nave.

3. Henry Ford:

   Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

4. Gennadiy Goldberg:

   This brings considerable downside risks to GDP revisions, likely shaving 0.3 percentage point.

5. Carolyn Tastad:

   The point of entry into shaving is typically 18 years old. At 18, every young boy gets a Gillette razor. We have a program that delivers that, we had to become more relevant.