1. plural of mending; instances or pieces of work involving the repair of torn, broken, or damaged items, especially clothing
Usage: typically used as a mass noun or collective plural; common in domestic contexts
2. items or garments that need to be repaired or have been repaired
Usage: often refers to a pile or collection of clothes awaiting repair

Examples

• She sorted through the mendings and decided which socks to fix first.
• The pile of mendings on the chair had been growing all week.
• His mother left a basket of mendings for him to complete.
• After the accident, the mendings on the old quilt were barely visible.
• She spent her evening doing mendings while watching television.
• The tailor's mendings were so skillful that you couldn't see the seams.