Synonyms for bending
bend·ing

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1. bending, bendnoun

   movement that causes the formation of a curve

   Synonyms:
   deflection, bend dexter, twist, flexure, crimp, deflexion, crease, plication, fold, bend, crook, curve, turn

2. deflection, deflexion, bendingnoun

   the property of being bent or deflected

   Synonyms:
   deflection, digression, divagation, deflexion, refraction, bend, diversion, deviation, warp

3. bendingnoun

   the act of bending something

   Synonyms:
   bend, deflexion, deflection

Matched Categories

1. • Change Of Shape
   • Movement
   • Physical Property

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1. List of paraphrases for "bending":

   flexure, flexion, flexural, curvature, flexing, deflection, deformation

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1. Kathie Lee Gifford:

   I was putting my contact lenses in, and I'm bending over at the thing, and I had nothing but my shorts on, and she made some comment...about something about, 'I've seen a lot of tight ends...' but just kept right on walking down the hall, and I asked who that was, and it was Kathie Lee Johnson. And I'd seen her on television, and I could not believe how unbelievably up she was. But that's her.

2. Natalie Soh:

   You have kind of consciously not be bending your knees, or powering yourself from the wrong part of your body -- that was the hardest part.

3. Former President Obama:

   The Republicans in Congress right now … they’re no check on the White House. They’re bending over backwards to shield … folks from scrutiny and accountability, so look, I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. You know this. Here’s the good news. On Nov. 6, you have a chance to restore some sanity to our politics.

4. Robert G. Ingersoll:

   He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

5. Ben Schomin:

   It’s not a good face for me and we’re still trying to figure out how to make it good on the mis-hits. I’m living on the razor’s edge. everybody is bending over backwards.