guarding

[US]/'ga:diŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. protecting; supervising

v. to protect

Phrases & Collocations

on guard duty

safe guarding

Example Sentences

police guarding the entrance to the embassy;

guard a bank; guarding the President.See Synonyms at defend

faceless soldiers guarding the compound; a faceless industrial conglomerate.

police officers were guarding inmates who cannot be accommodated in prison.

The boxer is hitting with his right arm, guarding with his left.

In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me,

Real-world Examples

40,000 Russian police and security forces will be guarding the events.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation January 2014

When you're madly in love with somebody, it's called mate guarding.

Source: Connection Magazine

She says her group's increased guarding of the waters has been effective.

Source: VOA Special May 2014 Collection

For much of 2014, health officials around the world have been guarding against Ebola virus.

Source: VOA Special December 2014 Collection

Who cared what the three headed dog was guarding?

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Dogs were also used for driving sheep and guarding chickens.

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

Thank you for guarding this bridge, for everything.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

They will help bolster the 10,000- strong force already guarding the razor-wire fence to keep out migrants.

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2016

The vast rose windows and the many ornate sculptures guarding its exterior.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

The dogs with big eyes were guarding the couple.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

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