bending

About 7.91 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of bend
2. noun A motion or action that bends.

   a bending of the knees

3. noun An instance of something being adapted or distorted.

   bendings of the rules

4. adjective Capable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

Similar words

crooked flexion flex deflexion deflection flection inflection curve flexure flexing

Often followed by

moment over of the and moments down to stress