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Discover Ludwig"fending off" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone is attempting to repel or ward off an attack of some kind. For example, "The knight bravely fended off the enemy's advance."
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fending off
verb
Present participle of fend off
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And fending off rain forest leeches.
Fending off a scavenging spotted hyena?
I'm always fending off the same questions.
Now the reformists are fending off irrelevance.
It means fending off critics and cynics.
Fending off looters was another challenge.
But just fending off that attack may not be enough.
But fending off the scrutineers that way is getting harder.
Fending off Mr Gaon costs much in legal fees.
They are the heroes, fending off innumerable bad guys.
One W.N.B.A. challenge, Skipper said, is fending off unrealistic expectations.
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