Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 14 compound words that contain bending. The most common are listed below. Open bending in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- bending overpresent participle and gerund of bend over
- genre-bendingThe subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres.
- race-bendingPlaying the role of, or casting someone in the role of, someone of different race or ethnicity
- circuit bendingThe creative short-circuiting of electronic devices such as children's toys and small digital synthesizers in order to create new musical or visual instruments.
- mind-bendingHallucinogenic.
- bending over backwardspresent participle and gerund of bend over backwards
- bending the kneepresent participle and gerund of bend the knee
- bending the rulespresent participle and gerund of bend the rules
- bending downpresent participle and gerund of bend down
- brain-bendingMentally challenging; difficult to comprehend.
- bending one offpresent participle and gerund of bend one off
- bending over backwardpresent participle and gerund of bend over backward
- bending the brainpresent participle and gerund of bend the brain
- bending the truthpresent participle and gerund of bend the truth
- bending it like Beckhampresent participle of bend it like Beckham: To kick a football (soccer ball), especially during a free kick, in a manner which causes it to move in a curve rather than in a straight line.
- bending one's elbowpresent participle and gerund of bend one's elbow
- bending someone's earpresent participle and gerund of bend someone's ear
- bending someone's willpresent participle and gerund of bend someone's will
- bending to one's willpresent participle and gerund of bend to one's will
- bending to someone's willpresent participle and gerund of bend to someone's will
Compound words 14
- genderbendingThe changing of a character's gender within a story.
- racebendingThe act of playing the role of, or casting someone in the role of, a character of different race or ethnicity.
- hyperbendingExcessive bending
- nonbendingNot bending.
- spoonbendingA form of stage magic involving the apparent deformation of objects, especially metal cutlery, with little or no physical force.
- bendinglyIn a manner involving bending.
- backbendingpresent participle and gerund of backbend
- databendingpresent participle and gerund of databend
- disbendingpresent participle and gerund of disbend
- frontbendingpresent participle of frontbend: Any pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended.