shepherding

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noun

The herding of sheep.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shepherd
nounshepherding (countable and uncountable, plural shepherdings)

plural shepherdings

  1. countableuncountableThe herding of sheep.
  2. countableuncountableThe act of one who shepherds or guides.

    I'd long believed that he was noticing more and more of my subtleties, and was growing ever more conscious of my secret shepherdings. Now he believes me safely out of the way, with all my power stripped.

    2015, Libbie Hawker, House of Rejoicing
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APA

shepherding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shepherding

MLA

“shepherding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shepherding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shepherding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shepherding.

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