gearing

noun

gear·​ing ˈgir-iŋ How to pronounce gearing (audio)
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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The film is currently in development, with Okupe now writing the screenplay and pre-production gearing up to begin soon. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 The transmission’s gearing took some getting used to at first. Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025 The transmission is purely to provide high and low gearing and the differential transfers power to the front wheels for four-wheel drive. New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2025 Diving further into the gearing matter, the ratio spread between first and third gears is vastly wider in the 6-speed manual transmission than in the 7-speed DSG semi-automatic gearbox. ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gearing

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First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gearing was in 1833

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“Gearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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gearing

noun
gear·​ing ˈgi(ə)r-iŋ How to pronounce gearing (audio)
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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