shearing

As verbs the difference between cropping and shearing

is that cropping is present participle of lang=en while shearing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between cropping and shearing

is that cropping is 1905, Waldemar Lindgren, The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona (page 207 while shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

As an adjective shearing is

tending to cut or tear.

As verbs the difference between shearing and snipping

is that shearing is present participle of lang=en while snipping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between shearing and snipping

is that shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth while snipping is the act by which something is snipped or cut.

As an adjective shearing

is tending to cut or tear.

As nouns the difference between shearing and sericulture

is that shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth while sericulture is the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.

As an adjective shearing

is tending to cut or tear.

As a verb shearing

is .

As adjectives the difference between caring and shearing

is that caring is kind, sensitive, empathetic while shearing is tending to cut or tear.

As verbs the difference between caring and shearing

is that caring is present participle of lang=en while shearing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between caring and shearing

is that caring is the act of one who cares while shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

Crop is a related term of shearing.

In mining|lang=en terms the difference between crop and shearing

is that crop is (mining) outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface while shearing is (mining) the process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

As nouns the difference between crop and shearing

is that crop is a plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder or fuel or for any other economic purpose while shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

As verbs the difference between crop and shearing

is that crop is to remove the top end of something, especially a plant while shearing is .

As an adjective shearing is

tending to cut or tear.

As nouns the difference between retting and shearing

is that retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes while shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

As an adjective shearing is

tending to cut or tear.

As a verb shearing is

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As an adjective shearing is

tending to cut or tear.

As a verb shearing is

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As a noun shearing is

the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

As adjectives the difference between cut and shearing

is that cut is having been cut while shearing is tending to cut or tear.

As nouns the difference between cut and shearing

is that cut is an opening resulting from cutting while shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

As verbs the difference between cut and shearing

is that cut is To incise, to cut into the surface of something.shearing is present participle of lang=en.