1
: the act or process of providing or fitting with gears
2
: the parts by which motion is transmitted from one portion of machinery to another
especially
: a train of gears
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Be sure to disengage low-range gearing once the vehicle gets going to avoid damaging the system.
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In a vacuum, this would make the Wilderness a little swifter to 60 than a standard turbo Outback; in practice, the gearing advantage is pretty much erased by the heft of the standard Bridgestone Dueler all-terrain tires.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
At low speeds, the extremely low gearing allows quick, easy parking maneuvers.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
In her first major big-screen role since May December, an icy-blonde Natalie Portman is Polina Polinski, an ambitious gallerist gearing up for her Art Basel premiere, in this acerbic art world satire from Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In a vacuum, this would make the Wilderness a little swifter to 60 than a standard turbo Outback; in practice, the gearing advantage is pretty much erased by the heft of the standard Bridgestone Dueler all-terrain tires.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
At low speeds, the extremely low gearing allows quick, easy parking maneuvers.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
In her first major big-screen role since May December, an icy-blonde Natalie Portman is Polina Polinski, an ambitious gallerist gearing up for her Art Basel premiere, in this acerbic art world satire from Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Gearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearing. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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gearing
noun
gear·ing
ˈgi(ə)r-iŋ 
1
: the act or process of providing or fitting with gears
2
: the parts by which motion is transmitted from one portion of machinery to another
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