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What is the verb for denting?

What's the verb for denting? Here's the word you're looking for.

dent
  1. (transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.
  2. (intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The inertia from Cliff's blow forced Bruce it into the car with enough force to seriously dent the entire side.”
      “Jon's sword would severely dent his opponent's shield after several strikes.”
      “It is the unexpected events that can take us by surprise and can significantly dent our finances.”
dents
dented
  1. simple past tense and past participle of dent
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  3. Examples:
    1. “What they've got to remember is a dented wing mirror to a car is a broken leg to a rider.”
      “Once celebrated as one of Europe's best businessmen and revered as a management guru by many, his reputation now looks dented.”
      “The world is frightened, economies are dented, and war has eroded global solidarity.”
denting
  1. present participle of dent
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Instead, you used pliers to pry at the window, ruining the seals and denting the window frame, making it infinitely more expensive to fix.”
      “In January this year, York police moved to clear the streets of beggars officers said were plaguing tourists and denting York's image.”
      “Such humility filled him, that when he was reunited with his family he cast aside his crown, denting it on one side.”
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