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The correct spelling is fencing.
How to pronounce fencing
verb
IPA: /ˈfɛnsɪŋ/
Say it like: Fen-sin-g
The correct spelling is fencing. To enclose, contain or separate by building fence. For example: "Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in."
Usage Examples
“Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
- 2.To defend or guard.
- 3.To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
- 4.To engage in the sport of fencing.
- 5.To jump over a fence.
noun
- 1.The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing)
- 2.Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
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