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(pend-ing) 2 syllables

Definition

adjective. waiting to be decided or settled.

Example Sentence

The money is held in escrow pending the outcome of the suit.

More Example Sentences

Her application is pending review by the committee.

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Rhymes

  • bending
  • blending
  • ending
  • fending
  • lending
  • mending
  • pending
  • rending
  • sending
  • spending
  • tending
  • trending
  • vending
  • wending

  • amending
  • ascending
  • attending
  • commending
  • contending
  • defending
  • depending
  • descending
  • expending
  • extending
  • impending
  • intending
  • misspending
  • offending
  • portending
  • pretending
  • relending
  • suspending
  • transcending
  • unbending
  • unending

  • apprehending
  • comprehending
  • condescending
  • recommending

  • overextending
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