fencing

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/

Definition of fencing

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
    “The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
    “The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
    “Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.”
  3. (countable, slang, uncountable)The buying and receiving of stolen goods.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of fence

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Etymology

From Middle English fensing, equivalent to fence + -ing.

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