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Nearing

Near \Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neared; p. pr. & vb. n Nearing.] [See Near, adv.] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

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vb. (present participle of near English)

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Nearing

Nearing may refer to:

  • Daniel Nearing (born 1961), U.S. screenwriter
  • Helen Nearing (1904-1995), U.S. simple living advocate, wife of Scott Nearing
  • Homer Nearing (1915-2004), U.S. professor and author
  • Scott Nearing (1883-1983), U.S. simple living advocate, husband of Helen Nearing
  • Vivienne Nearing (1926-2007), U.S. game show winner on Twenty One

Usage examples of "nearing".

And Turn's End was nearing: Turn's End and the festivities that the mid-winter holiday always incurred.

I was mesmerized by the masthead and the jibsprit which I kept pointed toward the ever nearing shore line.

As usual, clouds covered most of Ireta's face but the probe's filters very quickly produced a clear view of the nearing planet.

One was nearing critical point as it poured on power to catch up with them.

Lucky for us, it's nearing the time of year when the subliminals wear off and normal student appetites revive.

He had to ride in the sled because Lavelle said they were nearing rougher country, and she had to be vigilant for the place the expedition was seeking.

As he spoke, the sound of excited voices and the hum of aircushion vehicles nearing the hangar could be more clearly heard.

They were nearing the heliopause when Zainal mentioned quite casually, Kris thought, it was just possible that they might have a little trouble getting the second ship through the Balloon.

Either way, Regis knew that his days of easy living in Lonelywood were nearing an end.

His sensitivity to creatures of the lower planes, brought about by centuries of associating with them in Menzoberranzan, told him that he was nearing the demon before it came into sight.

Both were old, nearing their second full century, and both were tied, heart and soul, to this city called Blingdenstone.

Before Bidderdoo could even begin to protest the tactic, he found himself nearing the appointed spot, the entrance to the tunnel.

The group was in a wide, high corridor when Guenhwyvar, nearing a bend, fell into a crouch, ears flat.

Logic told them that they should be nearing their goal, but all of them feared that Stumpet would keep moving, would pick her way across those treacherous expanses, from floe to floe, up and down the conical bergs.

He bit softly on the nape of her neck, then, nearing a point of ecstasy, leaned his head back so that he could look into her eyes and share the moment of joy.