fencing
/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/
fencing noun: the art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing). Also the present participle and gerund of fence.
Noun
fencing (countable and uncountable, plural fencings)
- The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
- The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.1973, Alan Dundes, Mother Wit from the Laughing Barrel, page 253
- Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
- Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.
- The act of erecting fences, or enclosing within fences.
- The buying and receiving of stolen goods.
Also used as
fencing is also the present participle and gerund of fence.
fencing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
fencing in Hindi
- fences used as barriers or an enclosure
- बाड़ bāṛ, बाड़ा bāṛā
fencing in Tamil
- sport
- வாள்வீச்சு vāḷvīccu
fencing in Marathi
- कुंपण लावणे
fencing in Telugu
- ఫెన్సింగ్, కంచె వేయడం
More languagesFewer languages
- fencing in Malayalam
- ഫെൻസിംഗ്
- fencing in Kannada
- ಫೆನ್ಸಿಂಗ್, ಬೇಲಿ ಹಾಕುವುದು
- fencing in Nepali
- फेन्सिङ, फेन्सीङ, बाड़ लगाउँदै
- fencing in Tagalog
- eskrima, kanluraning eskrima
- fencing in Arabic
- مُبَارَزَة mubāraza
- fencing in Indonesian
- anggar
- fencing in Persian
- شمشیربازی
Examples of fencing in a sentence
- The farm uses virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing across large paddocks.
- Roadside virtual fencing systems activate lights and sounds to deter wildlife from entering the road as vehicles approach.
- 'I'll find my own fencing cove or else vamp it to a pawnbroker.'
Forms of fencing
| plural | fencings |
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Origin of fencing
From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from fencing
Phrases with fencing
Questions about fencing
- What does fencing mean?
- Fencing means the art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
- What is fencing in Hindi?
- Fencing in Hindi is बाड़ (bāṛ), बाड़ा (bāṛā). See Fencing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fencing?
- Fencing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fencing?
- Fencing is pronounced /ˈfɛnsɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of fencing?
- The plural of fencing is fencings.
Words near fencing in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fencing (page history and authors); fencing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fencing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fencing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fencing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fencing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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