sheared meaning

sheared as an adjective

1. having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
   • picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor
   • naked as a sheared sheep

   Synonyms: shorn

   Opposite: unsheared

2. (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
   • a coat of sheared lamb

   Similar: cut

sheared in a sentence

• This is the first time I've ever sheared my sheep.
• The sheep were sheared and their wool was collected to be made into yarn.
• Benedito sheared his herd's wool.
• The shearer sheared the sheep.
• Have you ever sheared a sheep?

How to pronounce sheared

sheared is pronounced /ʃɪəd/ in British English and /ʃɪrd/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with sheared

• beard
• weird
• cleared