shaving

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shāving)

From the verb shave: (⇒ conjugate)
shaving is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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shave
When a man shaves, he cuts hair from his face using a razor.
He shaved and dressed, and went downstairs.
Be careful
Shave is not usually a reflexive verb. You don't normally say that a man ‘shaves himself’.
In conversation, you usually say that a man has a shave, rather than that he ‘shaves’.
I can't remember when I last had a shave.
Shave can also be used as a transitive verb, meaning that someone removes hair from a particular part of their body using a razor.
Marta had a shower and shaved her legs.
He was starting to go bald, so he decided to shave his head.

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