guarding

About 2.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of guard
2. noun The duty of one who guards.
3. noun A guardrail.
4. noun Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

Similar words

protection protecting nursing watch care fencing bearing safeguarding vigil defence

Often followed by

the against of a their and his it them her