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Antonyms for bending

Grammar : Adj
Spell : bend
Phonetic Transcription : bɛnd

Definition of bending

Origin :
  • Old English bendan "to bend a bow; confine with a string, fetter," causative of bindan "to bind," from Proto-Germanic base *band- "string, band" (cf. Old Norse benda "to join, strain, strive, bend"), from PIE root *bhendh- "to bind" (cf. Gothic bindan, Old High German bintan, Sanskrit badhnati "binds," Lithuanian bendras "partner;" Old Persian bandaka- "subject").
  • Modern sense (early 14c.) is via notion of bending a bow to string it. Cognate with band, bind, and bond. Related: Bended; bent; bending.
  • adj turning
Example sentences :
  • The whole rested on a golden image of Atlas, bending beneath the weight.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • He took the hand which she extended and, bending over it, kissed it gallantly.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • She smiled, but there was a hint of grimness in the bending of her lips.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He turned the car toward the suburbs, and then, bending toward her, smiled into her eyes.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • No breath of air stirred the foliage or the bending rushes in the swale.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • "You need fear nothing from these Indians," I said, bending over him.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • He swung it back and forth, bending his knees and turning his body.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • They stood at the desk, teacher and scholar, Howard bending over his slate.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • David was bending to kiss her, but he stopped midway, and his arm fell.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • In the dory the skipper, bending at his oars, was not two yards astern.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Synonyms for bending

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