guarding

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guarding

  • /ˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈɡɑːdɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of guard

noun guardings

  1. countable, uncountable The duty of one who guards.
  2. countable, uncountable A guardrail. Guardings and balustrades should be designed to minimize the risk of wheelchair users catching their feet between balusters […]
  3. countable, uncountable Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

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Closest in meaning: protection, protecting, nursing, watch, care, fencing, bearing, safeguarding, vigil, defence, protect, protective, watching, observing, surveillance, escort

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noun Tensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

Françaisdéfense musculaire
DeutschAbwehrspannung

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"guarding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guarding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"guarding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guarding.

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@misc{guarding_2026,
  title = {guarding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guarding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}