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/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/ · noun
The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing)..
The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.
Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.
Use fencing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fencing means The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing)..
Common synonyms include fence, swordplay, fencing material.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.
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