hedging

Speech parts

1. hedging - Noun

2. hedging - Verb

Meaning

of Hedge

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hedge dodge parry duck fudge cover limit protect border covering shield restrict surround reservation stall

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Antonyms

belief faith credit confidence ease harmony

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Hypernyms

security protection evasion equivocation

Phrases with the word

hedging plant hedging and ditching hedging transaction

Examples

So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be a lawyer. Frank Shorter

His indivisibility judges their hedging and trimming. His honesty judges their watchfulness. Martin Amis

Many financial disasters can be traced to people who thought they were hedging. Aaron C. Brown

If the guy out in the woods with the Michigan Militia is a real estate negotiator, instead of some crackpot, and has a normal life, that's unnerving. You don't want to think it's as normal as the guy next door, hedging his lawn. It's easier to demonize or separate them off from 'us.' Michael Moore

when you say `maybe' you are just hedging Source: Internet

All the supporting philosophical text is offered by way of hedging, explanation, and argument. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hedgewise hedgewitch hedgie hedging and ditching hedging bill hedging plant