to be bent on + -ing

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• Bent bond — Bent bond, also known as banana bond, is a term in organic chemistry that refers to a type of covalent chemical bond with a geometry somewhat reminiscent of a banana. The term itself is a general representation of electron density or… …   Wikipedia

• bent — [[t]be̱nt[/t]] 1) Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend. 2) ADJ GRADED If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape. The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind. 3) ADJ GRADED If a person is bent,… …   English dictionary

• Bent Skovmand — Sir Bent Skovmand (January 25 1945 mdash; February 6 2007) was a Danish plant scientist and conservationist. Time Magazine wrote in 1991 that Skovmand, while not exactly a household name, had had more to do with the welfare of the world s five… …   Wikipedia

• hell-bent — also hellbent ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ on ing/n (emphasis) If you say that someone is hell bent on doing something, you are emphasizing that they are determined to do it, whatever the consequences might be. He accused Ford of being hell bent… …   English dictionary

• crouch´ing|ly — crouch «krowch», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to stoop low with bent legs like an animal ready to spring, or a person hiding: »The cat crouched in the corner waiting for the mouse to come out of its hole. The boys crouched under a bush when we played… …   Useful english dictionary

• do´-noth´ing|ness — do noth|ing «DOO NUHTH ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who lacks initiative or is reluctant to upset existing conditions by taking action. 2. a person who does nothing; idler. –adj. doing nothing; idle; reluctant to act: »Strangely enough …   Useful english dictionary

• do-noth|ing — «DOO NUHTH ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who lacks initiative or is reluctant to upset existing conditions by taking action. 2. a person who does nothing; idler. –adj. doing nothing; idle; reluctant to act: »Strangely enough, the… …   Useful english dictionary

• yield´ing|ly — yield|ing «YEEL dihng», adjective. 1. not resisting; submissive; compliant: »Mother has a yielding nature with her children. 2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent, twisted, or shaped; flexible. –yield´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• yield|ing — «YEEL dihng», adjective. 1. not resisting; submissive; compliant: »Mother has a yielding nature with her children. 2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent, twisted, or shaped; flexible. –yield´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• en|ter|ing chisel — «EHN tuhr ihng», a bent chisel with a bezel on each side, used by sculptors …   Useful english dictionary

• in|clin|ing — «ihn KLY nihng», noun. 1. a tendency, propensity, or bent (physical or mental). 2. Archaic. party; following …   Useful english dictionary