fending in English

verb

1

look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others.

you're old enough to fend for yourself

2

defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker.

he fended off the awkward questions

synonyms: ward off, head off, stave off, hold off, repel, repulse, resist, fight off, defend oneself against, prevent, stop, block, intercept, hold back

verb

• ward off, head off, stave off, hold off, repel, repulse, resist, fight off, defend oneself against, prevent, stop, block, intercept, hold back
• resist, stand

Use "fending" in a sentence

1. Fending off attacks, launching my own.

2. Hector fending off a MacIan sword from him.

3. Zoom around the galaxy fending off Tie Fighters.

4. 7 Zoom around the galaxy fending off Tie Fighters.

5. He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.

6. There is no silver bullet when it comes to fending off Botnets.

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8. Meanwhile, female Arapaimas swim circles around these full-mouthed fathers fending off predators

9. Fending off desegregation was only a skirmish in the long campaign to revive Antigovernment ideas

10. 22 In theory at least, RIM should have no problem fending off the interloper.

11. Whether ricocheting into combat or fending off enemy attacks, Captain America’s signature shield is essential to battle victory.

12. Build your dream town full of crackpot undesirables, businesses, and quirky tenants whilst fending off your rivals in the eagerly awaited sequel to Constructor HD

13. Recipes using Azurite Item Skill Azurite Bracelet of Aiming (66) Azurite Bracelet of Casting (66) Azurite Bracelet of Fending (66) Azurite Bracelet of Healing (66) Azurite Bracelet of Slaying

14. Used in Levequest Levequest Level Blinded Veil of Vigilance (L) 58 Felt for the Fallen: 58 Recipes using Chimerical Felt Item Skill Adamantite Awl (59) Adamantite Greaves of Fending

15. Amazon.com: Late Poems, 1968-1993: Attitudinizing Verse-wise, While Fending For One's Selph, And In A Style Somewhat Artificially Colloquial (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication) (9781570035890): Burke, Kenneth, Whitaker, Julie, Blakesley, David: Books

16.  · The “outside” is what the Bentwoods have spent so much time and money fending off—the poverty and resentment that lies just beyond their well-painted front door, which they sense could

17. Preface by Julie Whitaker to Late Poems, 1968–1993: Attitudinizings Verse-wise, While Fending for One's Selph, and in a Style Somewhat Artificially Colloquial by Kenneth Burke.Edited by Julie Whitaker and David Blakesley.© 2005 by the University of South Carolina

18. Preface by Julie Whitaker to Late Poems, 1968–1993: Attitudinizings Verse-wise, While Fending for One's Selph, and in a Style Somewhat Artificially Colloquial by Kenneth Burke.Edited by Julie Whitaker and David Blakesley.© 2005 by the University of South Carolina

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20. Being the first standard Foot Archers, Bowmen are the most adequate when fending off an Ancient Age rush, for they have the longest range, are strong against Heavy Infantry, and make excellent garrisons, as Foot Archers in general increase a building's garrison power more than other unit types