Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defending

/dəˈfɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
de-fend-ing
IPA
/dəˈfɛndɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of defend

noun

An act of defence.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

defendings (plural)

Phrases

defending champion defending zone

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending sending depending attending pretending extending pending lending bending trending

Questions

How do you pronounce defending?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈfɛndɪŋ/.
What does defending mean?
present participle and gerund of defend

How to pronounce defending

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