bearding

The word “bearding” has 2 syllables: beard-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈbɪr.dɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for bearding?

In the thesaurus, “bearding” has 27 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bearding along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for bearding

accosting
affronting
approaching
battling
braving
brazening
breasting
challenging
combating
combatting
confronting
cornering
daring
defying
encountering
facing
fighting
fronting
meeting
opposing
outbraving
outfacing
repelling
resisting
standing
standing up to
withstanding

Antonyms for bearding

avoiding
dodging
ducking
eluding
escaping
eschewing
evading
funking
shaking
shirking
shunning
sidestepping

Meanings of bearding

verb
1. To grow hair on the chin and jaw.
2. To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
3. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
4. To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
5. Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.

Example Sentences

The knight was bearding the lion in its den, confronting danger head-on.
He’s known for bearding his critics without fear.
The explorer was bearding harsh conditions in the Arctic.
By bearding the manager in her office, she demanded accountability.
The hero's act of bearding the tyrant impressed the entire village.

On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bearding, such as: accosting, affronting, approaching, avoiding, battling, braving, brazening.

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