Fending

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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

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antipathogenicbarrier-formingcopedefenddefensedefensive

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

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