fielding

[feel-ding] / ˈfil dɪŋ /

VERB

catch a hit or thrown object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deflect handle pick up retrieve

STRONG

cover hold occupy patrol play return stop

WEAK

deal with turn aside

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon ignore

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fielding

Any fears about fielding rookies for the most pressure packed event in the women's game were proven unfounded in her team's thrilling 15-13 victory at Bernardus Golf last weekend.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Donna Jowers, owner of the real In & Out Bail Bonds, in Charlotte, N.C., has been fielding calls about such impostors for two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

No one gave me any feedback the first day of tryouts, which focused on fielding, my relative strength.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The young Pakastani left the fielding to the warmest ovations.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The next game was the longest ever played in the history of the World Series—over three hours of hard hitting and fielding and running at Ebbets Field.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord