guarding

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːdɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dɪŋ === Verb === guarding present participle and gerund of guard === Noun === guarding (countable and uncountable, plural guardings) The duty of one who guards. A guardrail. (medicine) Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====