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fending off

fending off is the present participle and gerund of fend off.

Meaning of fend off

Verb

fend off (third-person singular simple present fends off, present participle fending off, simple past and past participle fended off)

  1. To defend against; to repel with force or effort
    • They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.
  2. To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

Questions about fending off

What is fending off the present participle and gerund of?
Fending off is the present participle and gerund of fend off.

Words near fending off in the dictionary

  1. fendiline
  2. fending
  3. fending and proving
  4. fending away
  5. fending for oneself
  6. fending off
  7. Fendley
  8. Fendleys
  9. fendosal
  10. Fendrich
  11. fends

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