Synonyms for bearing
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bair-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛər ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for bearing Other synonyms for the word bearing
Définition of bearing
Origin :- "carrying of oneself, deportment," mid-13c., verbal noun from bear (v.). Mechanical sense of "part of a machine that bears the friction" is from 1791.
- noun person's conduct, posture
- noun significance
- His lines were gracefully full, his bearing had still the alertness of youth.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- His look was bright and thoughtful and his bearing attractive.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- I dwell on the subject only because of its bearing on the love of God.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Sin brings its punishment, and it is hard work, bearing its burden!
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- "Your bearing and your words, Don Martin, are such I should have looked for in you," he remarked.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Hast had small experience of war, if I may judge by your looks and bearing.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- True, on the train were some bearing undeniable evidences of poverty; but not many.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The porter wheeled a truck, bearing John's trunk and bag, up to them as he spoke.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Faster and faster she fled to the forest, bearing the broken blade to Siegmund's wife.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- So this amiable lunacy had its bearing on the economy of life!
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
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