As nouns the difference between wearing and clothing
is that
wearing is the mechanical process of eroding or grinding while
clothing is any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
As verbs the difference between wearing and clothing
is that
wearing is while
clothing is .
As an adjective wearing
is intended to be worn.