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fielding

name · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈfiːldɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: F IY1 L D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A place name:

A community in the Rural Municipality of Mayfield, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A place name:

An unincorporated community in Tilden Township, Cherokee County, Iowa, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A place name:

A town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

name

Meaning 5

A place name:

A rural locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The act of one who fields.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • the fielding of questions from an audience

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The role of a fielder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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8

verb

Meaning 8

present participle and gerund of field

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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9

noun

Meaning 9

(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: handling, manipulation

10

noun

Meaning 10

English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Henry Fielding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writer, author

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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