How to pronounce shearling
American English pronunciation
SHEER-ling
- IPA
- /ˈʃɪɹlɪŋ/
- Syllables
- SHEER · ling (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What shearling means
Sheepskin with the soft wool left on, used to line coats
In a sentence: Grandpa's warm winter boots are lined with thick shearling.
Where it comes from: It comes from shear, to clip a sheep's wool, plus -ling. At first it meant a sheep that had been clipped just once.
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