defending

1. 1.

   attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

   Similardefensive

   game · sport

Questions about defending

What does defending mean?

defending means "attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring".

How many syllables are in defending?

defending has 3 syllables: de-fen-ding. The stress falls on "fen". In IPA it is /dɪˈfɛndɪŋ/.

Is defending a common word?

defending is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with defending?

1 word rhymes with defending. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.