bending

bend-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of bend; curving or causing to curve.

  2. 2.

    Yielding or adapting.

  3. 3.

    The action or process of curving.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    mind-bending — Difficult to understand; amazing.
  • •
    back-bending — Requiring difficult physical effort.
  • •
    bending moment — A force that causes bending in engineering.

Related words

Antonyms: straightening
See also: bend, bent, curve
Synonyms: bowing, curving, flexing

Etymology

From Old English bendan ("to bend"), with present participle -ing ending.