fence-mending
[ fens-men-ding ]
/ ˈfɛnsˌmɛn dɪŋ /
noun
the practice of reestablishing or strengthening personal, business, or political contacts and relationships by conciliation or negotiation, as after a dispute, disagreement, or period of inactivity.
adjective
of, relating to, or promoting fence-mending.
Origin of fence-mending
1940–45;
Americanism
Words nearby fence-mending
fenagle,
fence,
fence in,
fence lizard,
fence with,
fence-mending,
fence-off,
fence-sitter,
fencer,
fencerow,
fencible
Example sentences from the Web for fence-mending
OK, the gathering was billed as a fence-mending session, so no one was expecting a blast of hot rhetoric.