Definition of tending

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1	[ noun ] the work of caring for or attending to someone or something Synonyms attention care aid Examples "no medical care was required" "the old car needed constant attention" Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...) These my grandmother left in their places ( they are still there , more persistent and longer-lived than the generations of man ) and planted others like them , that flourished without careful tending . Related terms work treatment first_aid incubation nursing nurturance manicure livery pet_sitting dental_care hair_care pedicure skin_care tender_loving_care nourishment personal_care tree_surgery maternalism faith_healing health_care babysitting care tend
2	[ adjective ] (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward Synonyms disposed given minded apt Examples "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant" "I am not minded to answer any questions" Related terms inclined
*	Rhymes with pretending attending contending ending bending pending spending rending vending lending sending mending unbending impending expending standing blending misunderstanding understanding outstanding notwithstanding descending unending offending defending ascending condescending upstanding longstanding freestanding astounding banding bedding trading funding reading redding wedding expanding binding bounding pounding landing bonding heading shedding spellbinding nodding wounding finding winding founding rounding sounding branding wading fading lading rescinding wording raiding sledding welding abounding corresponding expounding compounding commanding blinding shading herding grounding grinding demanding beheading ding spreading unwinding confounding surrounding resounding braiding grading dowding invading budding bidding pudding padding intruding protruding blockading pervading degrading railroading featherbedding marauding siding coding ceding seeding loading leading voiding riding guiding goading reading feeding building gilding flooding withholding forwarding chiding hiding skateboarding overriding prodding encoding plodding pleading crowding confiding conceding coinciding clouding moulding breeding brooding molding bleeding boarding balding wilding yielding guarding golding gliding rebuilding forbidding speeding fielding folding sliding unloading impeding shielding shrouding shareholding holding hoarding harding stockholding landholding eluding eroding scolding scalding abiding exceeding exploding preceding discarding disregarding dividing proceeding deciding concluding decoding unfolding misleading misreading beholding scaffolding subsiding awarding according including succeeding unyielding inbreeding receding recording regarding foreboding providing rewarding backsliding shipbuilding Phonetic and Homophones T EH1 N D IH0 NG Similar Spelling tenting tendinous tendon tendinitis tendency To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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