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sparring::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spar |
| Type of | boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs |
| Derivation | spar |
sparring::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | tilt, argument, disceptation, disputation, arguing, contention, contestation, controversy |
| Derivation | spar |
Examples of sparring
sparring
The 6-year-old driver isn't bashful about sparring with his older friend, Alfie.
From the online.wsj.com
O'Malley has spent much of his tenure sparring with the state's major utilities.
From the washingtonpost.com
Before that, he earned a reputation as outspoken, sparring with Republican Govs.
From the latimes.com
In other incidents, the sparring groups have been pursuing separatist ambitions.
From the economist.com
He will be the one training us, with the sessions mainly consisting of sparring.
From the guardian.co.uk
After years of sparring and warring with La Russa, Baker still can't shake Tony.
From the stltoday.com
The sparring continued even after the hour-long debate at Dominican University.
From the washingtonpost.com
Erdogan later stalked off the stage after verbally sparring over Gaza with Peres.
From the denverpost.com
His former sparring partner, Jake Elliott, took home the 145-pound title in 2011.
From the sacbee.com
- Any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
- Furnish with spars
- A stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
- Fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"
- Making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
- Box lightly
- In sailing, a spar is a round pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fiber used on a sailing ship. Spars of all types (e.g. ...
- In a fixed-wing aircraft, the spar is often the main structural member of the wing, running spanwise at right angles (or thereabouts depending on wing sweep) to the fuselage. The spar carries flight loads and the weight of the wings whilst on the ground. ...
- Spar is a term that is used to refer to a category of crystals that have readily discernible faces. Crystallized, earthy, and some metallic, a spar will easily break into rhomboidal, cubical, or laminated fragments with polished surfaces, but without regard to the ingredients of which they are ...
