fencing
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The meaning (definition) of the word fencing
a sport where two people poke at each other with thin swords
The word fencing used in a sentence
“My friend and I went to fencing class after school.”
Words that mean the same as fencing (synonyms)
sportswordplay
How the word fencing is said around the world
| French | escrime (esk-REEM) |
| Spanish | esgrima (aysgh-REE-mah) |
| Mandarin | 击剑 (jee jyen) |
| Hindi | तलवारबाज़ी (tuhl-vahr-BAH-jee) |
| Arabic | المبارزة (al-mu-BAA-ra-zah) |
| Russian | фехтование (fyeh-khtah-VAH-nee-yeh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | esgrima (SHGREE-muh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | esgrima (ayzg-REE-ma) |
| Japanese | フェンシング (fayoon-SHEENG-gu) |
| German | Fechten (FEHY-tuhn) |
| Urdu | تلوار بازی (tal-WAHR BAH-zee) |
| Punjabi | ਤਲਵਾਰਬਾਜ਼ੀ (tuh-luh-vah-ruh-BAH-zee) |
| Korean | 펜싱 (PAYN-seeng) |
| Hebrew | סִיוּף (SEE-yoof) |
| Greek | ξιφασκία (ksee-fahs-KYEE-ah) |
| Dutch | schermen (SKHER-muhn) |
| Tagalog | fencing (FEN-sing) |
| Vietnamese | đấu kiếm (doh KYEM) |
| Turkish | eskrim (ESK-rim) |
| Persian | شمشیربازی (sham-sheer-bah-ZEE) |
| Polish | szermierka (sher-MYEHR-kah) |
| Ukrainian | фехтування (fekh-TOO-vahn-nyah) |
| Bengali | ফেন্সিং (FEN-sing) |
| Swedish | fäktning (FEKT-ning) |
| Italian | scherma (SKAYR-mah) |
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