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fencing in

fencing in is the present participle and gerund of fence in.

Meaning of fence in

Verb

fence in (third-person singular simple present fences in, present participle fencing in, simple past and past participle fenced in)

  1. To enclose with a fence.
    • If we fence in that field, it will be a good pasture for a horse.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To restrict freedom.
    • Many people feel fenced in by the new rules.

Questions about fencing in

What is fencing in the present participle and gerund of?
Fencing in is the present participle and gerund of fence in.

Words near fencing in in the dictionary

  1. fenchyl
  2. fenchyls
  3. fencible
  4. fencibles
  5. fencing
  6. fencing in
  7. fencing off
  8. fencing response
  9. fencing responses
  10. fencing the tables
  11. fencing wire

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fencing in (page history and authors); fence in (page history and authors). 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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