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fencing

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fen′sing)

From the verb fence: (⇒ conjugate)
fencing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "fencing"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fencing" in context.

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fence

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [wooden, wire, barbed wire, metal] fence
  2. the [garden, prison, park, stadium] fence
  3. [an electric, a chain-link, a barbed-wire] fence
  4. [build, erect, place] a fence
  5. use a fence to [prevent, separate, keep, protect]
  6. are separated by a fence
  7. a house with a white picket fence
  8. [behind, on the other side of] the fence
  9. need to paint the fence
  10. the fence needs painting
  11. [jumped, leaped, climbed] over the fence (to get his ball)
  12. [fans, protesters, prisoners] broke [through, down] the fence
  13. [cut, skinned] my [arm, knee] on the fence
  14. my shirt [got caught in, was ripped by] the fence
  15. am still on the fence about [it, going]
v
  1. fence your [garden, yard, backyard]
  2. fence in the [garden, cattle, sheep]
  3. fence the [garden] in
  4. fence the boundaries of your land
  5. fence off [an area, a section]
  6. fence [an area] off
  7. [cannot, refuse to] be fenced in
  8. [accused, suspected, guilty] of fencing stolen goods
  9. to fence with a [foil, sword]
'fencing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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