The present participle of 'defense,' meaning to take a defensive position or to guard against attack in fencing or sports.
From defense (Latin defendere 'to ward off') + -ing (present participle suffix). In fencing specifically, defensing refers to executing defensive movements and parries.
In fencing, 'defensing' is an actual technical term for the active art of defending—not just standing there passively, but dynamically blocking and parrying. It transforms defense from something passive into something skillful and aggressive.
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