Meaning & use

baring

verb·Academic

Uncovering or revealing something, especially a part of the body or one's feelings.

See it in a sentence

The dog lay baring its belly for a scratch in the warm sun.

Baring her true feelings for the first time left her feeling vulnerable.

A note on using this word

"Baring" is easily confused with "bearing," which means carrying or enduring; the two are unrelated despite sounding identical.

Words with a similar meaning

exposingrevealinguncovering

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

coveringconcealing

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