"protecting" meaning in English

See protecting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} protecting
  1. present participle and gerund of protect Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: protect
    Sense id: en-protecting-en-verb-IxWCjS3Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "hyphenation": [
    "pro‧tect‧ing"
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
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      "ipa": "/pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    }
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