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fending (off)

verb , present participle of fend (off)

Synonyms and Antonyms of fending (off)

to drive back

the herd fended off attacking hyenas

Synonyms of fending (off)

beating off, rebutting, repelling, repulsing, staving off, turning away, turning back

Words Related to fending (off)

defying, fighting, holding off, opposing, resisting, standing off, withstanding

deflecting, warding (off)

rebuffing, snubbing, spurning

Near Antonyms of fending (off)

embracing, hailing, welcoming

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