Definitions for tending
tend·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. care, attention, aid, tending(adj)

   the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

2. apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)(adj)

   (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

   "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tending(Noun)

   Action of the verb to tend.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Tending

   of Tend

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. tending

   The movement by which a ship turns or swings round when at single anchor, or moored by the head, at every change of tide or wind.

Anagrams for tending »

1. denting

How to pronounce tending?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tending in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tending in a Sentence

1. Don Stewart:

   Maybe they should spend less time trash-talking and more time tending their own garden: Their party in Congress is currently filibustering a bill that would help prevent children from being sold into sex slavery -- and the President won't lift a finger. Think about that for a minute.

2. Kate Corrigan:

   The DA's office was the only law enforcement agency looking into whether violations of the constitution had occurred, now, we no longer have the fox tending the hen house.

3. Amy DeLoughy:

   Leaving the property to nature would mean there is still a sense of darkness in our neighborhood, love and light that a new family would bring would help heal some of the very deep wounds we are still tending to.

4. Joshua Henne:

   You could make the case that Crowley was more in touch with the inside-the-Beltway D.C. game and House leadership, rather than tending to his garden at home.

5. Andrew Coté:

   Tending beehives on top of New York City and other urban areas is nothing new. However, there has been something of a renaissance in the past five to eight years and it has gained great popularity.

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