Words that rhyme with expending

• ascending 0
  adj 1: moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" [ant: descending(a)] n 1: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
• attending 0
  n 1: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others [syn: attention, attending] [ant: inattention] 2: the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) [syn: attendance, attending] [ant: nonattendance]
• bending 0
  n 1: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: bending, bend] 2: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: deflection, deflexion, bending] 3: the act of bending something
• blending 0
  n 1: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn: blend, blending] 2: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades [syn: shading, blending]
• condescending 0
  adj 1: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising]
• defending 0
  adj 1: attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
• descending 0
  adj 1: coming down or downward [ant: ascending(a)]
• ending 0
  n 1: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" [syn: ending, termination] 2: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion] 3: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end, ending] [ant: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time] 4: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: ending, conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning] 5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending]
• impending 0
  adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impendent, impending]
• lending 0
  n 1: disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned [syn: lending, loaning]
• mending 0
  n 1: garments that must be repaired 2: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation]
• offending 0
  adj 1: offending against or breaking a law or rule; "contracts offending against the statute were canceled" [ant: unoffending]
• pending 0
  adj 1: awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still pending"
• pretending 0
  n 1: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" [syn: pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning]
• rending 0
  adj 1: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" [syn: rending, ripping, splitting]
• sending 0
  n 1: the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
• spending 0
  n 1: the act of spending or disbursing money [syn: spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay] 2: money paid out; an amount spent [syn: outgo, spending, expenditure, outlay] [ant: income]
• tending 0
  adj 1: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)] n 1: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending]
• unbending 0
  adj 1: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid, unbending]
• unending 0
  adj 1: continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" [syn: ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing]
• vending 0
  n 1: the act of selling goods for a living [syn: vending, peddling, hawking, vendition]
• amending 0
• apprehending 0
• befriending 0
• commending 0
• comprehending 0
• contending 0
• depending 0
• extending 0
• intending 0
• overextending 0
• portending 0
• recommending 0
• suspending 0
• transcending 0
• trending 0
• fending 0
• wending 0

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