What does clearing mean?
Clearing means present participle and gerund of clear.
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/ˈklɪɹ.ɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of clear.
Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges[…]: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving shore far below us.
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Clearing means present participle and gerund of clear.
Common synonyms include glade, clearance, clarification.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges[…]: or anon we shot into a clearing, with a colored glimpse of the lake and its curving shore far below us.
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