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is fencing

  • present progressive
    of fence (3rd person singular).
    fence
    noun
    a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of vertical posts connected with horizontal sections of sturdy material or materials, as wood, metal, vinyl, or wire, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.

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And I don’t want to minimize that there is fencing around the court and genuine threats and protest against the Justices.

From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022

He is fencing with a poorly stuffed straw man.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2021

Takoma Park, Md., is fencing off city-owned playgrounds.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2020

In one photo, Wyeth is fencing with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; in the next room, fencing masks line a windowsill and phone numbers are jotted down on a wall next to the telephone.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2012

Yet she is fencing, parrying, holding him at bay, for his heart is bubbling over with the torrent of its love and yearning and pleading.

From Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila by Charles King