the act of freeing from suspicion
"After months of investigation, the detective finally issued a statement clearing the suspect of all wrongdoing."
the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
"The engineer spent hours on clearing, carefully filtering out all the sand and silt before pumping the water into the reservoir."
The act or process of making or becoming clear.
"After hours of careful clearing, the fog finally lifted to reveal the mountains in the distance."
In plain English: Clearing is an open area of land where trees and bushes have been cut down to make space for farming, building, or walking.
"They decided to build their house in the clearing between the trees."
Usage: Use this noun to describe the physical removal of obstacles, such as clearing snow from a driveway or clearing clutter from a desk. It is often confused with "cleansing," which implies washing away dirt rather than removing items entirely.
present participle of clear
"The snowplow worked quickly, leaving a wide path through the deep drifts by clearing the road before school started."
In plain English: To clear something means to remove all items from an area so it is empty and ready for use.
"We spent hours clearing away the snow from the driveway before winter ended."
From clear + -ing.