tendinggerund / present participle Used attributively to describe someone or something currently engaged in the act of tending.
Definitions
Performing or occupied with the act of tending; looking after or caring for. The tending nurse adjusted the patient's IV drip.
Inclining or moving gradually toward a particular state or direction. Temperatures are expected to remain high, with readings tending upward in the afternoon.
Synonyms
looking after
watching over