bending

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛndɪŋ/

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bending

1. present participle and gerund of bend

bending (plural bendings)

1. A motion or action that bends.

   a bending of the knees

2. An instance of something being adapted or distorted.

   bendings of the rules

bending (comparative more bending, superlative most bending)

1. Capable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

   Synonym: flexible

   Antonyms: inflexible, unbending

benda +‎ -ing

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛntɪŋk/

  Rhymes: -ɛntɪŋk

bending f (genitive singular bendingar, plural bendingar)

1. inflection

• ábending
• stigbending

From benda +‎ -ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛntiŋk/

bending f (genitive singular bendingar, nominative plural bendingar)

1. pointing, showing, indicating
2. hint, clue

• ábending (“comment, tip, advice”)
• frábending (“contraindication”)
• sakbending (“criminal line-up”)
• vísbending (“clue, indication”)