- present participle of field.
fielding
Example Sentences
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The Information reported earlier that OpenRouter was fielding takeover interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
In order to comply with La Liga’s strict limits on fielding players from outside the European Union, club president Joan Laporta had worked to secure Spanish passports for both Leo and his father, Jorge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the labyrinthine alleyways of Cairo's Garbage City, recycling specialist Peter Romany finds himself fielding calls from factories scrambling for plastic to plug supply shortfalls caused by the Iran war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Overhauling Australia was always going to be a huge ask, given the 16-0 margin of England's Ashes defeat last year, when issues with fitness and fielding loomed large.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Lacey had been fielding dozens of e-mails—none with real information—from the flyers her cousin had put in record stores in New York.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
