denting
present participle ofdent
dent
verb[T]
uk/dent/us/dent/to make asmallhollowmarkin thesurfaceof something:
Idroppedahammeron thefloor, and it dented thefloorboard.
If you dent someone'sconfidenceorpride, you make themfeellessconfidentorproud:
Hisconfidencewasbadlydented when he didn't get thejob.
Making holes in things
- bore
- borer
- breach
- dent
- drill
- gouge
- hole
- perforate
- perforated
- pierce
- piercing
- prick
- probe
- punch
- puncture
- rebore
- redrill
- riddle
- undrilled
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Becoming and making less strong
Examplesofdenting
denting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
One can think of legioned examples where dislocation and huge upset would be caused for small businesses,dentingtheir production and wealth-creating capacity.
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The barrier crashed on to the roof of a car,dentingand scratching it.
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For many that kind of community "glue" has gone,dentingpride, security and self-respect, although marvellous human qualities of humour, courage and resilience remain.
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That is quite a useful way of furtherdentingunion finances.
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It is most disturbing that clause 91 is a further step towardsdentingany belief in progressivity.
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It makes one more little dent—and we must keepdentingaway—in the obstinate carapace of secrecy in our public life.
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Besides thedentingof law and order, there is thedentingof the right to silence.
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The effect of the rises is hitting manufacturing, causing uncertainty anddentingconfidence among high gas users.
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We are in great danger of at least substantiallydentinga major incentive on inner city regeneration that hitherto we have been launched upon.
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Hail is also a common nuisance to drivers of automobiles, severelydentingthe vehicle and cracking or even shattering windshields and windows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Stainless steel's virtues are resistance to corrosion, non-reactivity with either alkaline or acidic foods, and resistance to scratching anddenting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fiberglass is less expensive, and has the advantage of notdentingwhen hit or pushed, but it is somewhat more opaque than aluminum.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because pressure gates move slightly during use, long-term wall scuffing anddentingcan occur.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even at these modest speeds, and despite its strengthening ribs, the nose of the airship was prone todenting, further compromising handling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The base is distorted and broken with the pedestal having been pushed up,dentingthe cup and causing the cup to lean at an angle.
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- fed up with
- feed back
- feed off
- feed on／upon
- feed up
- feel at home
- feel for
- feel like
- feel like a million（dollars）
- feel out
- feel up to／feel equal to
- feel with
- feel／know in one's bones
- feet on the ground
- fence in
- fence with
- fend for oneself
- fend off
- ferret／smell out
- fetch up
- few and far between
- fiddle about／around
- fight against
- fight back／down
- fight it out