Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fending for oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
fend-ing -for one-self
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fend for oneself

Questions

What does fending for oneself mean?
present participle and gerund of fend for oneself

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