Fending

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of fend form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

resist anticipate arm armor avert bar

Example

"Scientists believe magnetic fields can protect a planet, fending off the atmosphere-stripping blasts of the solar wind."

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