(transitive) To irritate. / (intransitive) (chiefly of time) To persist or continue with increasing exhaustion.

plural of wearing

The mechanical process of eroding or grinding. / The act by which something is worn. / That which is worn; clothes; garments.

A river in the counties of County Durham and Tyne and Wear, north east England. The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its banks.

present participle of wear

(not comparable) Intended to be worn. / Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience. / Causing erosion. / That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.

(uncountable) (in combination) clothing / (uncountable) damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time / (uncountable) fashion

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

(now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion. / (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To defend; protect.

Dated form of weir.