sparring

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English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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sparring

  1. present participle and gerund of spar

Noun

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sparring (countable and uncountable, plural sparrings)

  1. The act of one who spars.
    • 2010, Kenneth Tucker, Shakespeare and Jungian Typology: A Reading of the Plays, page 48:
      Albeit he is under the influence of the magic juice, Lysander's words to Hermia — once he has switched his romantic allegiance to Helena — are bitter, cruel. At times Benedick and Beatrice's verbal sparrings drip with an acidity that smarts.

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Spanish

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Noun

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sparring m (uncountable)

  1. sparring

Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English sparring. First attested in 1921. By surface analysis, sparra +‎ -ing.

Noun

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sparring c

  1. sparring (the act of one who spars)
  2. sparring partner

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