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backbending

backbending is the present participle and gerund of backbend.

Meaning of backbend

Verb

backbend (third-person singular simple present backbends, present participle backbending, simple past and past participle backbended or backbent)

  1. To perform such a move.

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Questions about backbending

What is backbending the present participle and gerund of?
Backbending is the present participle and gerund of backbend.

Words near backbending in the dictionary

  1. backbencher
  2. backbenchers
  3. backbenches
  4. backbend
  5. backbended
  6. backbending
  7. backbends
  8. backbent
  9. backberend
  10. backbit
  11. backbite

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