fencing
nounHow many syllables in fencing?
There are 2 syllables in the word fencing.How to pronounce fencing:
Definition of fencing:
- fencing (noun):
- a barrier that serves to enclose an area.
- the art or practice of attack and defense with the foil, épée, or saber
Synonyms for fencing:
backstop
barrier
beating about the bush
chainlink fence
double talk
equivocation
evasiveness
fence
fence line
fencing material
hedge
hedgerow
hedging
paling
parrying
prevarication
quibbling
rail fence
stone wall
stonewalling
tergiversation
wall
weasel words
weir
Antonyms for fencing:
certainty
directness
facing
fact
frankness
honesty
meeting
openness
reality
surety
trustworthiness
truth
truthfulness
uprightness
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