I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
Source: tatoeba (2097)
Bending
//ˈbɛndɪŋ//
Synonyms for "bending" (54 found)
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Strong matches (16)
Related words (27)
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7 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- taivutus adj (motion or action)
French
1 entries- flexion adj (motion or action)
Latin
1 entries- flexus adj (motion or action)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- bøying adj (motion or action)
- bøyning adj (motion or action)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- bøying adj (motion or action)
Polish
1 entries- zginanie adj (motion or action)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The bamboo is bending with the weight of the snow.
Source: tatoeba (277419)
Can you touch your toes without bending your legs?
Source: tatoeba (1534328)
Bending the cable too tightly can also adversely affect signal quality.
Source: tatoeba (2988096)
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