bending
Meaning of bending
verb, gerund or present participle
- shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
the wire has to be bent back tightly
- (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical.
she bent down and yanked out the flex
I bent over my plate
- force or be forced to submit.
they want to bend me to their will
a refusal to bend to mob rule
- direct (one's attention or energies) to a task.
Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets
she bent once more to the task of diverting her guests
- attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot.
sailors were bending sails to the spars
Old English bendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band1.
Information about bending
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of bending is: bendings.
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Hyphenation of bending
bend-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- bending is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bending synonyms
Meaning bend:
Meaning deflection:
Meaning form or cause to form a curve:
Meaning bend (something, especially a finger as a signal):
Meaning (with reference to a limb or joint) bend or become bent:
Meaning direct or incline at an angle:
Meaning bend into the shape of a hook so as to fasten around or to an object:
Meaning play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow:
Meaning move with a curving trajectory:
Meaning form or cause to form the curved shape of an arch:
Meaning bend and give way under a weight or force:
Meaning make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp:
Meaning twist or bend out of the normal shape:
Meaning pull or twist out of shape:
Meaning distort the shape or form of; make misshapen:
Meaning take or have a winding course:
Meaning move in a spiral course:
Meaning arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil:
Meaning move or cause to move in a spiral or curved course:
Meaning follow a course that forms a loop or loops:
Meaning bend one's head or body forwards and downwards:
Meaning adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself:
Meaning crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs:
Meaning be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission:
Meaning raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward:
Meaning crouch or squat:
Meaning form (an object) out of malleable material:
Meaning give a particular shape or form to:
Meaning handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner:
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:
Meaning have an influence on:
Meaning be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something:
Meaning control or influence (a person or course of action):
Meaning cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something:
Meaning make (someone) feel admiration and respect:
Meaning force or oblige (someone) to do something:
Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:
Meaning overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person):
Meaning bring under domination or control, especially by conquest:
Meaning direct someone's attention towards something by extending one's finger or something held in one's hand:
Meaning point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target:
Meaning change or cause to change direction:
Meaning teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time:
Meaning guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder:
Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:
bending antonyms
Meaning make or become straight:
Translation of bending
- Spanish: inflexión
- Italian: deviazione, incurvatura
Words that rhyme with bending
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