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Definition of fencing : 1. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers.
2. of Fence
3. The act of building a fence.
4. The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm.
5. The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2.
6. The materials used for building fences.

Synonyms:

contest, fight, fence, swordsmanship, fencing match, swordplay, fencing material, saber, duel, foil work

embracing, corralling, surrounding, enclosing, holding, encompassing, covering, enveloping, encircling, containing, trapping

basketball, discus, curling, pool, bowling, badminton, hockey, wrestling, rugby, ping-pong, shinny, volleyball, croquet, lacrosse, boxing, football, softball, polo, soccer, cricket, skating, archery, sharpshooting, snooker, table tennis, water polo, tennis, baseball, shot-put, squash, golf, handball

handcuffing, confining, sentencing, locking up, jailing, caging, impounding, bridling, fettering, harnessing, straight jacketing, incarcerating, imprisoning, collaring, tethering, manacling, shackling, condemning

Usage examples:

• She would have understood; for Father Beret had taught her all she knew about the art of fencing. - "Alice of Old Vincennes", Maurice Thompson.
• The page thereupon engaged him quite fiercely, and Robin found that he had many pretty little tricks at fencing. - "Robin Hood", J. Walker McSpadden.
• Beaupre, who had been, amongst other things, a soldier, had taught me fencing. - "Marie", Alexander Pushkin.