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defencing

defencing is the present participle and gerund of defence.

Meaning of defence

Verb

defence (third-person singular simple present defences, present participle defencing, simple past and past participle defenced)

  1. (UK, obsolete, transitive) To furnish with defences; to fortify.
    • Better manned and more strongly defenced.1656, John Hales, Dixi Custodiam

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Questions about defencing

What is defencing the present participle and gerund of?
Defencing is the present participle and gerund of defence.

Words near defencing in the dictionary

  1. defenceman
  2. defencemen
  3. defences
  4. defences in depth
  5. defencible
  6. defencing
  7. defencive
  8. defencively
  9. defend
  10. defendability
  11. defendable

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