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Meaning of BENDING

Pronunciation:  b'ending

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of bending something
  2. [n]  the property of being bent or deflected
  3. [n]  movement that causes the formation of a curve
  4. [adj]  not remaining rigid or straight; "tried to support his weight on a bending cane"
 
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 Synonyms: bend, crooked, deflection, deflexion
 
 See Also: change of shape, crouch, deflection, deflexion, flexion, flexure, hunch, incurvation, motion, movement, physical property, refraction, refractiveness, refractivity, wind deflection, windage

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bend"ing\, n.
The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
 
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Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are bending means your ability to adapt to new situations. In particular, bending backward may represent how you are going out of your way to please, while bending forward, implies your eagerness to do something.
 
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