vend
verb (used with object)
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling.
vending
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present participleof vend.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Besides Picnic, other companies that have come and gone include Zume, external and Pazzi, which used, external robot arms to assemble pizzas, as well as Basil Street, external, a purveyor of pizza vending machines.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre will be illegal to sell to children and younger teenagers in shops, restaurants, cafes, vending machines and online.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
One reader uses an insulated lunch bag with reusable ice packs, along with sodas, so she doesn’t have to pay vending machine prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The combination of a years-long fight to legalize street vending in Los Angeles and months of harassment from U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Much more of this vending and his feet would be bloody stumps.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
