Antonyms for mending
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : men-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛn dɪŋ |
Definition of mending
Origin :- c.1200, "to repair," from a shortened form of Old French amender (see amend). Meaning "to put right, atone for, amend (one's life), repent" is from c.1300; that of "to regain health" is from early 15c. Related: Mended; mending.
- noun restoring
- Emma finished the sleeve of the blouse she was mending with a flourish.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- My old experience with parchment in the mending of my uncle's books came to my aid.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- At her feet there was a pile of nets, and she was mending the broken meshes.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- Madame Boche was going to a tailor who was late in mending an overcoat for her husband.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Madame Goujet continued her mending without raising her head.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- The needles and string were to be used for mending the explorers' clothes.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- We had all to take to tailoring, sewing, mending, and cobbling.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- There is no time for mending in the bush, so we are often rather ragged.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- Things must be worse before they mend, and they are mending now.
- Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
- There's all this mending, and I've only milk enough for one more bottle.
- Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various
Synonyms for mending
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