bearing

[ bair-ing ]
/ ˈbɛər ɪŋ /

noun

Origin of bearing

First recorded in 1200–50, bearing is from the Middle English word beryng. See bear1, -ing1

SYNONYMS FOR bearing

5 connection, dependency; application.
8 course, aim.

OTHER WORDS FROM bearing

un·bear·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for unbearing

  • Oh, but it's luck Duncan found the nest before it got so unbearing hot!

    Freckles |Gene Stratton-Porter

British Dictionary definitions for unbearing

bearing
/ (ˈbɛərɪŋ) /

noun