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addressing the ball

addressing the ball is the present participle and gerund of address the ball.

Meaning of address the ball

Verb

address the ball (third-person singular simple present addresses the ball, present participle addressing the ball, simple past and past participle addressed the ball)

  1. To ground one's club immediately in front of or behind the ball, as a preamble to swinging.

Questions about addressing the ball

What is addressing the ball the present participle and gerund of?
Addressing the ball is the present participle and gerund of address the ball.

Words near addressing the ball in the dictionary

  1. addressible
  2. addressin
  3. addressing
  4. addressing machine
  5. addressing machines
  6. addressing the ball
  7. addressings
  8. addressins
  9. addression
  10. addressions
  11. addressive

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