name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who fields. uncountable

   "the fielding of questions from an audience"

2. 2
   (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field wordnet
3. 3
   The role of a fielder. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of field form-of, gerund, participle, present

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A place name:; A community in the Rural Municipality of Mayfield, Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. 3
   A place name:; An unincorporated community in Tilden Township, Cherokee County, Iowa, United States.
4. 4
   A place name:; A town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
5. 5
   A place name:; A rural locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.

Synonyms

All synonyms

henry fielding

Example

More examples

"Real estate agents say they’re fielding a surge of inquiries from city-dwellers wanting to relocate."

Related phrases

fielding averagefielding circlefielding percentagefielding position

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