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rebending

rebending is the present participle and gerund of rebend.

Meaning of rebend

Verb

rebend (third-person singular simple present rebends, present participle rebending, simple past and past participle rebent)

  1. To bend again.
    • These hooks are made of soft metal, to be rebent after use; but the cod very often get away with them and are hooked again elsewhere; and that is one of the many reasons why the Gloucester boats despise the Frenchmen.1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

Questions about rebending

What is rebending the present participle and gerund of?
Rebending is the present participle and gerund of rebend.

Words near rebending in the dictionary

  1. rebenchmark
  2. rebenchmarked
  3. rebenchmarking
  4. rebenchmarks
  5. rebend
  6. rebending
  7. rebends
  8. rebenediction
  9. rebent
  10. Reber
  11. Rebers

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