mending
mending Lexical Profile
mending Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act or process of repairing something that is broken, torn, or damaged, or of restoring a relationship or health.
"The mending of the historic stone wall required specialized masonry skills and months of patient labor."
Garments, household linens, or other articles of clothing that need to be sewed, darned, or repaired.
"She kept a basket of mending beside her armchair to work on during quiet evenings."
• adjective
Undergoing recovery, healing, or restoration to a whole and healthy state.
"The physical therapist carefully checked the patient's mending bone before increasing the exercise intensity."
• Rhymes for mending
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the verb 'mend' and the suffix '-ing'; 'mend' itself is an aphetic shortening of Anglo-French 'amender', ultimately from Latin 'emendare', meaning to free from fault or correct.