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The correct spelling is mending.
How to pronounce mending
verb
Say it like: Men-din-g
The correct spelling is mending. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement. For example: "My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending."
Usage Examples
“My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending.”
“Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
- 2.To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
- 3.To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
- 4.To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is mended or repaired.
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