guarding

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US/ˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/UK/ˈɡɑːdɪŋ/

noun

The duty of one who guards.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of guard
nounguarding (countable and uncountable, plural guardings)

plural guardings

  1. countableuncountableThe duty of one who guards.
  2. countableuncountableA guardrail.

    Guardings and balustrades should be designed to minimize the risk of wheelchair users catching their feet between balusters […]

    2012, James Holmes-Seidle, Barrier-Free Design, page 58
  3. countableuncountablemedicineTensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

Translations

French défense musculaire
  • défense musculaireTensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.
German Abwehrspannung
  • AbwehrspannungTensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.
Swedish vakt, défense
  • vaktThe duty of one who guards.
  • défenseTensing of the muscles, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with guarding

regarding
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Cite this entry
APA

guarding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarding

MLA

“guarding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guarding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarding.

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