fencing

noun

fenc·​ing ˈfen(t)-siŋ 

1

: the art or practice of attack and defense with the foil, épée, or saber

2

a(1)

: fence sense 2a

(2)

: the fences of a property or region

b

: material used for building fences

Examples of fencing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even here, at the premiere, scores of demonstrators, herded behind police barricades and security fencing, were waving signs and shouting at attendees. —Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

Last year Sportico wrote about a five-way alliance between a group of summer NGBs—those in squash, fencing, cycling, sailing and rowing—to pool their commercial and media rights. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026

The photo showed children on padded floor mats with silver Mylar thermal blankets, walled in by chain-link fencing. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026

State programs aimed at helping communities pay for protections against predators such as installing improved fencing or training in nonlethal methods of controlling them have only been funded sporadically. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fencing

• lensing
• sensing
• tensing
• commencing
• condensing
• dispensing
• expensing

Kids Definition

fencing

noun

fenc·​ing

1

: the art or practice of attack and defense with a sword

2

: material for fences