clearing

noun

clear·​ing ˈklir-iŋ 

1

: the act or process of making or becoming clear

2

: a tract of land cleared of wood and brush

3

: the settlement of accounts or exchange of financial instruments especially between banks

Synonyms of clearing

• pardon
• forgiveness
• vindication
• acquittal
• exoneration

Examples of clearing in a Sentence

the clearing of the table

the clearing of wood and brush from part of the forest

We found a clearing in the forest.

Recent Examples on the Web

Barton said the Conservancy already does brush clearing and removing, and is working with leaseholders to create defensible space around camps and coves. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026

They should be returned to the importer of record — whether that is a small business directly or a customs broker or carrier clearing goods on its behalf. —Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026

The development of the vehicles is part of a larger trend in which robotic vehicles are being used to tackle tasks that endanger humans, such as the autonomous electric coal-mining trucks released last year in Mongolia, and the mine-clearing robots made by Croatian firm, DOK-ING. —New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2026

First responders from multiple agencies were in the Union Lake area near Union City searching for more possible victims and clearing roads, authorities said. —Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing clearing

• clearing bank

Rhymes for clearing

• cheering
• earing
• earring
• fearing
• gearing
• hearing
• jeering
• leering
• nearing
• peering
• rearing
• searing

Kids Definition

clearing

noun

clear·​ing ˈkli(ə)r-iŋ 

1

: the act or process of making or becoming clear

2

: an area of land cleared of wood and brush