goalkeeping
goalkeeping noun: the art of a goalkeeper. Also the present participle and gerund of goalkeep.
Noun
goalkeeping (uncountable)
- The art of a goalkeeper.
- Karius has too much previous for this to be considered a one-off and, as goalkeeping mistakes go, his errors in the 51st and 83rd minutes were as bad as one another. In fact, they were not just bad. They were appalling, so wretched it was difficult to recall a worse goalkeeping performance in any...2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)
- Synonyms:
- goaltending, netminding
Also used as
goalkeeping is also the present participle and gerund of goalkeep.
Synonyms of goalkeeping
Questions about goalkeeping
- What does goalkeeping mean?
- Goalkeeping means the art of a goalkeeper.
- What part of speech is goalkeeping?
- Goalkeeping is a noun.
Words near goalkeeping in the dictionary
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