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fending Meaning & Definition

What Does Fending Mean?

As a verb, fending means present participle and gerund of fend.

Fending Definition (Verb)

  1. present participle and gerund of fend

Verb

  1. To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
  2. (except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).

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