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- bounding,
- circumjacent,
- embracing,
- encircling,
- enclosing
- (also inclosing),
- rimming,
- surrounding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fencing
fencing
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of fencing (Entry 2 of 2)
- had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events
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The first known use of fencing was in 1578
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